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Information Literacy Project


Information Literacy is … …a set of abilities enabling individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." [American Library Association, 1989]

Health Information Literacy: “Health Information Literacy is the set of abilities needed to: recognize a health information need; identify likely information sources and use them to retrieve relevant information; assess the quality of the information and its applicability to a specific situation; and analyze, understand, and use the information to make good health decisions.” MLA [July 23, 2003]


Information Literacy Resources

Information Literacy: Resources List AkLA 2008, Riverside Princess, Fairbanks, Alaska March 1, 2008

Definitions Information Literacy is … …a set of abilities enabling individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." [American Library Association, 1989]

Health Information Literacy: “Health Information Literacy is the set of abilities needed to: recognize a health information need; identify likely information sources and use them to retrieve relevant information; assess the quality of the information and its applicability to a specific situation; and analyze, understand, and use the information to make good health decisions.” MLA [July 23, 2003]

Important Information Literacy Web Sites

ACRL's Information Literacy Advisory Committee's maintains a comprehensive gateway to resources on information literacy in higher education”. These resources will help you understand and apply the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to enhance teaching, learning, and research in the higher education community.” http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/informationliteracy.cfm American Association of School Librarians. http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/aaslinfolit/informationliteracy1.cfm

The Big Six. Developed by educators Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is a widely-known and -used approach to teaching information and technology skills and is both an information and technology literacy model and curriculum, implemented in thousands of schools - K through higher education. http://www.big6.com/

Medical Library Association. Health Information Literacy http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/

School-Libraries.Org Online Resources for School Librarians Information Literacy and Library Skills Resources http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html

TRAILS. “Rails is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students.” http://www.trails-9.org/ TILT “This interactive library tutorial, sponsored by the UT System Digital Library, will prepare you to explore and research in the online world.” http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

Alaska Standards

Library/Information Literacy Standards Board Approved - December 10, 1999 http://www.akla.org/akasl/lib/studentstandards.html#document

ASD performance standards, benchmarks and Indicators.17 page PDF http://www.asdk12.org/depts/library/standards/ASD_LibraryStandards.pdf http://www.asdk12.org/depts/library/standards/index.asp

Other Standards

ACRL. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education February 2004 20 page PDF “These standards were reviewed by the ACRL Standards Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) on January 18, 2000, at the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in San Antonio, Texas. These standards were also endorsed by the American Association for Higher Education (October 1999) and the Council of Independent Colleges (February 2004).” http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standards.pdf

ISTE. Technology Foundation Standards for All Sutedens. 2 pages http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html

ISTE. National Educational technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation. 1 page 2007 http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

Core Online Readings

American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report January 10, 1989 “Now knowledge-not minerals or agricultural products or manufactured goods-is this country's most precious commodity, and people who are information literate---who know how to acquire knowledge and use it---are America's most valuable resources.” http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.cfm

American Library Association. Progress Report on Information Literacy: An Update on the ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report March 1998 http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/ALA_print_layout_1_192685_192685.cfm

Beyond Google: How do students conduct academic research? By Alision J. Head. 12 pages FirstMonday, July 2007 “This paper reports findings from an exploratory study about how students majoring in humanities and social sciences use the Internet and library resources for research. Using student discussion groups, content analysis, and a student survey, our results suggest students may not be as reliant on public Internet sites as previous research has reported. Instead, students in our study used a hybrid approach for conducting course–related research. A majority of students leveraged both online and offline sources to overcome challenges with finding, selecting, and evaluating resources and gauging professors’ expectations for quality research.” http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_8/head/

Digital Literacy: A Conceptual Framework for Survival Skills in the Digital Era. By Yoran Eshet-Alkalai. 2004 13 pages “Digital literacy involves more than the mere ability to use software or operate a digital device; it includes a large variety of complex cognitive, motor, sociological, and emotional skills, which users need in order to function effectively in digital environments. The tasks required in this context include, for example, “reading” instructions from graphical displays in user interfaces; using digital reproduction to create new, meaningful materials from existing ones; constructing knowledge from a nonlinear, hypertextual navigation; evaluating the quality and validity of information; and have a mature and realistic understanding of the “rules” that prevail in the cyberspace. This newly emerging concept of digital literacy may be used as a measure of the quality of learners’ work in digital environments, and provide scholars and developers with a more effective means of communication in designing better user-oriented environments. This article proposes a holistic, refined conceptual framework for digital literacy, which includes photo-visual literacy; reproduction literacy; branching literacy; information literacy; and socioemotional literacy.” http://www.openu.ac.il/Personal_sites/download/Digital-literacy2004-JEMH.pdf

EDUCAUSE. Ensuring the Net Generation Is Net Savvy. By George Lorenzo and Charles Dziuban. Edited by Diana Oblinger. 19 pages ELI Paper 2: 2006 September 2006 “Although the current generation of students may have never known life without the Internet, they are not necessarily “net savvy.” Exposed to huge quantities of information on the Web—in text, audio, image and video formats—sorting valid information from misinformation is a constant challenge. Beyond the quantity and variety of information, students are now creating information, not just consuming it. This white paper explores the challenges of functioning in an information-rich environment where students must blend skills in finding information, using technology, and thinking critically.” http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3006.pdf

_____. Getting Past Google: Perspectives on Infomration Literacy from the Millenial Mind by Carie Windham. Edited by Diana Oblinger. 10 pages ELI Paper 3:2006 September 2006 “Many Net Generation students understand how to find information and post their own content online. However, they may have only limited knowledge about how to effectively evaluate online resources and ethically use them. Likewise, large numbers seem unaware of the limited control they may have over the personal information they divulge online and the implications that holds for how their content is used, by whom, and for what purposes. This student perspective on information literacy uses anecdotes, personal examples, and statistics on Net Generation Web usage to highlight gaps in students’ net savviness. Also discussed is how faculty, librarians, administrators, and students must work together to close those gaps.” http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3007.pdf

_____.How Choice, Co-Creation, and Culture are Changing What It Means to Be Net Savvy by George Lorenzo, Diana Oblinger and Charles Dzuban. . 11 pages ELI Paper 4: 2006, October 2006 http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0711.pdf

_____. Human Futures for Technology and Education. Podcast by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. It was delivered at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.” Digital information technologies have profound implications for education and force us to rethink how we teach, what we teach, and who we think we are teaching. Understanding these implications and rethinking education will help us prepare our students to build a more human future in an increasingly digital environment.“ http://hosted.mediasite.com/flash/ELI/HumanFuturesforTechnologyandEducation/

Information Literacy for the Skeptical Library Director by Patricia S. Breivik. Good historical overview of how the information literacy movement came to the library worldin the late 1980’s“ [Provides] background on the information literacy movement, including the educational reform efforts of the 1980s, a higher education summit conference, and the 1989 American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy Final Report... The following practical steps for academic library directors are suggested: (1) take time to think through the concept of information literacy; (2) ask questions about information literacy on campus; (3) find out what the barriers to information literacy are; and (4) celebrate successes.” 2000 10 p. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/b0/3a.pdf

Online Articles ( items selected from Digital Pipeline’s Academic Search Premier on SLED) Full-text Articles Information Literacy and IT Fluency. By: Gibson, Craig. Reference & User Services Quarterly, Spring2007, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p23-59, 5p; (AN 24854712) Cited References (12) PDF Full Text(137K) Information Literacy As a Department Store: Applications for Public Teen Librarians. By: Gilton, Donna L.. Young Adult Library Services, Winter2008, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p39-44, 5p; (AN 28717245) PDF Full Text(157K) Integrating information literacy into the education of public health professionals: roles for librarians and the library. By: Cobus, Laura. Journal of the Medical Library Association, Jan2008, Vol. 96 Issue 1, p28-33, 6p; (AN 29325220) PDF Full Text(131K) Raising the Bar for Information Literacy. By: Gregory, Gwen M.. Information Today, Feb2007, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p28-28, 3/4p; (AN 23879239) HTML Full Text PDF Full Text(947K) Article Citations with Abstracts (by title) A faculty–librarian collaboration for developing information literacy skills among preservice teachers By: Floyd, Deborah M.; Colvin, Gloria; Bodur, Yasar. Teaching & Teacher Education, Feb2008, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p368-376, 9p; DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.11.018; (AN 29959526) As we may think: Information literacy as a discipline for the information age. By: Johnston, Bill; Webber, Sheila. Research Strategies, Mar2005, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p108-121, 14p; DOI: 10.1016/j.resstr.2006.06.005; (AN 22645352) Creating Standards and Frameworks for Information Literacy. By: Barnett, Cassandra. School Library Media Activities Monthly, Mar2008, Vol. 24 Issue 7, p21-23, 3p; (AN 30009017) Direct Assessment of Information literacy using Writing Portfolios. By: Scharf, Davida; Elliot, Norbert; Huey, Heather A.; Briller, Vladimir; Joshi, Kamal. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jul2007, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p462-477, 16p, 2 charts, 2 diagrams; (AN 25643524) Exploring the information literacy competence standards for elementary and high school teachers By: Wen, Jia Rong; Shih, Wen Ling. Computers & Education, Apr2008, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p787-806, 20p; DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.08.011; (AN 28800263) Implementing a convergent model for information literacy: combining research and web literacy. By: Mackey, Thomas P.; Jinwon Ho. Journal of Information Science, 2005, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p541-555, 15p, 7 charts, 3 diagrams; DOI: 10.1177/0165551505057018; (AN 20300214) Information and digital literacies: a review of concepts. By: David Bawden. Journal of Documentation, 2001, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p218-259, 42p; (AN 9775228) Information Literacy and Technology: An Examination of Some Issues. By: Grafstein, Ann. portal: Libraries & the Academy, Jan2007, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p51-64, 14p; (AN 23873090) Information literacy in an inquiry course for first-year science undergraduates: a simplified 3C approach. By: Rangachari, P. K.; Rangachari, Usha. Advances in Physiology Education, Dec2007, Vol. 31, p176-179, 4p, 5 charts; DOI: 10.1152/advan.00092.2006; (AN 28337117) information Literacy Training In Canada's Public Libraries'. By: Julien, Heidi; Hoffman, Cameron. Library Quarterly, Jan2008, Vol. 78 Issue 1, p19-41, 23p; (AN 29419742) Information Literacy,Collaboration,and "Killer Apps": New Challenges for Media Specialists. By: Georges, Fitzgerald. Library Media Connection, Oct2004, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p34-35, 2p; (AN 14588687) PDF Full Text(67K) Information literacy-related student behaviors. By: Gratch-Lindauer, Bonnie. College & Research Libraries News, Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 68 Issue 7, p432-441, 6p; (AN 25909760)

Learning Outcomes, Portfolios, and Rubrics, Oh My! Authentic Assessment of an Information Literacy Program. By: Diller, Karen R.; Phelps, Sue F.. portal: Libraries & the Academy, Jan2008, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p75-89, 15p, 1 diagram; (AN 28859497) Proven Strategies for Building an Information Literacy Program. By: Glantz, Shelley. Booklist, 2/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 11, p78, 1p; (AN 29989090) Redesigning a web site in-house to improve information literacy: experiences of a small library. By: Humbert, S. I.; Tilley, E. A.. Program: Electronic Library & Information Systems, 2006, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p346-360, 15p; (AN 23221272) Cited References (18) Revisioning Information Literacy for Lifelong Meaning. By: Ward, Dane. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jul2006, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p396-402, 7p; (AN 22074554) Student Engagement and Information Literacy. By: Georgas, Helen. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Dec2007, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p720-721, 2p; DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2007.09.016; (AN 28094516) Student Engagement and Information Literacy/Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Social Sciences Students and Practitioners: A Casebook of Applications. By: Walter, Scott. portal: Libraries & the Academy, Jan2008, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p100-102, 3p; (AN 28859503) The What and Who of Information Literacy and Critical Thinking in Higher Education. By: Albitz, Rebecca S.. portal: Libraries & the Academy, Jan2007, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p97-109, 13p; (AN 23873093) Using the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology to Develop a Modular Critical-Thinking-Based Information Literacy Tutorial. By: Aydelott, Kathrine. Science & Technology Libraries, 2007, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p19-42, 24p; DOI: 10.1300/J122v27n04̱03; (AN 26613810) Recent Books (in no particular order)

Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research to Practice in the School Library Media Center 2nd Edition (Library and Information Problem-Solving Skills Series) by Nancy Pickering Thomas (Paperback - Jul 30, 2004)

Teaching Information Literacy: A Conceptual Approach by Christine A. Gavin (Paperback - Nov 28, 2007)

Integrating Information Literacy into the Higher Education Curriculum: Practical Models for Transformation (by Ilene F. Rockman and Associates (Hardcover - April 21, 2004)

Information Literacy Assessment: Standards-Based Tools And Assignments by Teresa Y. Neely and Hannelore Rader (Paperback - May 31, 2006)

Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Practical, Standards-Based Exercises for College Students by Joanna M. Burkhardt, Mary C. Macdonald, and Andre J. Rathemacher (Paperback - Jun 2003)

Proven Strategies for Building an Information Literacy Program by Susan Carol Curzon and Lynn D. Lampert (Paperback - Oct 3, 2007)

Information Literacy Collaborations that Work (New Library) by Trudi E. Jacobson and Thomas P. Mackey (Paperback - Jan 17, 2007)

Information Literacy Instruction That Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population. By: Chesnut, Mary Todd. Library Journal, 10/15/2006, Vol. 131 Issue 17, p90-90, 1/4p; (AN 22908117) Book review PDF Full Text(140K)

A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians by Carolyn J. Radcliff, Mary Lee Jensen, Joseph A. Jr. Salem, and Kenneth J. Burhanna (Paperback - Jun 30, 2007)

Information Literacy: What Does It Look Like in the School Library Media Center? by Ann Marlow Riedling (Paperback - Nov 30, 2004)

Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation by Linda D. Behen (Paperback - April 30, 2006)

The Blue Book on Information Age Inquiry, Instruction and Literacy by Daniel Callison and Leslie Preddy (Paperback - Sep 30, 2006)

Creating a Comprehensive Information Literacy Plan: A How-to-do-it Manual And Cd-rom for Librarians (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 150.) (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 150.) by Joanna M. Burkhardt, Mary C. Macdonald, and Andree J. Rathemacher (Paperback - Nov 1, 2005)

The Big6 in Middle School: Teaching Information And Communications Technology Skills by Barbara A. Jansen (Paperback - April 15, 2007) 

Information Literacy: A Guide for the Library Media Specialist by Sherry R. Crow (Paperback - Jul 1, 2005)

Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0 by Peter Godwin (Editor), Jo Parker (Editor) 160 pages Facet Publishing (March 15, 2008) ISBN-10: 1856046370 ISBN-13: 978-1856046374

Cyber Literacy: Evaluating the Reliability of Data (Cyber Citizenship and Cyber Safety) by Susan R. Gregson (Library Binding - Jan 30, 2008)

Digital Literacy: Tools and Methodologies for Information Society by Pier Cesare Rivoltella (Hardcover - Jan 31, 2008)

Information Literacy Assessment in K-12 Settings by Farmer Lesley (Paperback - Dec 28, 2007) What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition by James Paul Gee (Paperback - Dec 26, 2007) Other Bibliographies ACRL. Readings for Faculty and Administration http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/infolit/bibliographies/readingsfaculty.cfm

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