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This page was last updated on December 4th, 2008
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Enhancing Information Literacy: A Practical Exemplar
This case-study outlines a teaching partnership between library and academic staff at the University of Waikato. It describes the strategies adopted to develop greater student information literacy and knowledge of source materials; and demonstrates the i
Information Literacy: The Web is not an Encyclopedia
Provides a list of guidelines to help users to identify internet-based resources of value to meet their information needs.
AASL Information Power Program
Includes information about the national standards for information literacy in K-12 education. Provides details about the book, Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, and supplemental materials for implementing the standards.
Information Literacy at FIU
Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
Understanding Information Literacy
Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning.
Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction
Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
21st Century Information Fluency Project
Designed to train users in in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
The National Forum on Information Literacy
A comprehensive source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
Bringing Instructional Activities under an Information Literacy Umbrella
Article describes ways that information literacy can be placed within the higher education curriculum.
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
Describes how to a new information literacy program or assessing an existing program. These standards, performance indicators, and examples are approved by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
Building Information Literacy
Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). I
Information Literacy Resources
Annotated list of resources on the Web relating to information literacy. It is divided into several helpful categories.
Wikinfo - Information Literacy
Encyclopedia article which examines and defines the concept of information literacy.
Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide - Teaching Internet Literacy
Tips and reminders for teachers and students when using or planning to use the web in lessons or research.
Information Literacy: Learning How to Learn
Article which examines how information literacy is teaching students how to learn to learn.
LibrarySmart
Offers resources that inform and help instruct librarians, teachers, parents, and students about information literacy.
Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (DORIL)
A guide to a variety of resources that relate to the concept of information literacy. Unique features include programs in K-12 education and conference listings. Use caution--some subpages have not been updated regularly.
ALA.org - Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices
Attempts to articulate elements of exemplary information literacy programs for undergraduate students at four-year and two-year institutions.
LOEX Clearinghouse
Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
Best Practices and Assessment of Information Literacy Programs
Project Plan Prepared for the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Big6: The Big6 Skills Information Problem-Solving Approach
The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context
Article on how instructors can teach problem and information literacy skills to students when they are using technology.
Paths to Understanding
This article discusses the information-seeking behavior of students in a large urban university and the impact that behavior can have on the development and delivery of instructional and reference services.
Information Literacy and Teacher Education
Reasons why teachers and teacher education students should learn about information literacy.
A Collaborative Approach to Information Literacy in the Freshman Seminar
This article discusses the collaboration between the Libraries and the Freshman Seminar Program at Washington State University. Many goals related to information literacy competencies as defined by the library and higher education associations are met th
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States.
Information Literacy - Sources of Information
An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, bibliographies and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy (IIL)
An initiative to assist librarians in becoming information literacy teachers, leaders and advocates. The 4.5 day "Immersion" program is described. A selection of advocacy resources and readings for new instruction librarians are included.
Information Literacy Community Partnerships Initiative
This American Library Association initiative aims to build bridges between academic / school library information literacy programs and public libraries.
Dalhousie University Libraries - Information Literacy Tutorials
Self-paced tutorials, 8 in all, covering core facets of researching. The free Authorware Web Player plugin (from Macromedia) is required for viewing.
TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutor
Project SAILS: Project for the Standardization of Information Literacy Skills
Ongoing Kent State project to create a standardized test that measures students' information literacy skills and serves as an assessment tool for Information Literacy programs. Related bibliographies and web resources are included.
Library Instruction: A Resource Guide
From Syracuse University Library.
Guidelines for Effective Library Assignments
Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
Washington State Library Information Literacy Project
Annotated list with links of good papers that pertain to information literacy.
Information Literacy Credit Courses in Canadian Colleges and Universities
Links to information literacy credit courses in Canadian colleges and universities.
DOT@MAC (Digital Online Tutorial at McMaster University)
Self-paced, interactive tutorial for information literacy designed to develop information and research skills.
Information Literacy Land of Confusion
Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
Information Literacy 101
Description of a course at York College that teaches students about information literacy.
Critical Thinking in an Online World
Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
Information Literacy Program
University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.
The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
American Library Association list of nine standards to use in information literacy.
Definitions of Information Literacy, and Making Library-Related Assignments
Links to various definitions and to articles and references focusing on creating effective library assignments.
YCP Information Literacy E-Text
Textbook at York College of Pennsylvania. Breaks down information literacy into three main sections: Locate, Evaluate, and Use Effectively. Each section is subdivided into specific issues surrounding these aspects of information literacy and provides ma
The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: a Preliminary Summary of the Research
Summarizes the proceedings of two major conferences, the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat VI and the International Association School Librarianship conference. In addition, the authors look at the entire history of information literacy and bring toge
Information Literacy Toolkit: Meeting the Challenge of a Large Research University
Article examines the results of an information literacy program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Instruction and Training at University of Oregon Libraries
Describes opportunities for students, faculty and staff to become familiar with the libraries' spaces and services, improve research skills, learn about technology, and investigate the information environment.
ACRL Instruction Section
A collection of resources primarily about the practice of teaching information literacy. Of special interest are pages about computer classroom control systems, textbooks for information literacy courses, and examples of best practices. The Committee is
Promoting Health Information Literacy
Article from Academic Exchange Quarterly which discusses ways that librarians can collaborate with health science faculty to teach information literacy to students.
Information literacy - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
Information Literacy
Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
'Library Guy' Keith Stanger's Home Port
Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education
Learn about information literacy and how it is being taught in higher education.
This case-study outlines a teaching partnership between library and academic staff at the University of Waikato. It describes the strategies adopted to develop greater student information literacy and knowledge of source materials; and demonstrates the i
Provides a list of guidelines to help users to identify internet-based resources of value to meet their information needs.
Includes information about the national standards for information literacy in K-12 education. Provides details about the book, Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, and supplemental materials for implementing the standards.
Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning.
Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
Designed to train users in in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
A comprehensive source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
Article describes ways that information literacy can be placed within the higher education curriculum.
Describes how to a new information literacy program or assessing an existing program. These standards, performance indicators, and examples are approved by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). I
Annotated list of resources on the Web relating to information literacy. It is divided into several helpful categories.
Encyclopedia article which examines and defines the concept of information literacy.
Tips and reminders for teachers and students when using or planning to use the web in lessons or research.
Article which examines how information literacy is teaching students how to learn to learn.
Offers resources that inform and help instruct librarians, teachers, parents, and students about information literacy.
A guide to a variety of resources that relate to the concept of information literacy. Unique features include programs in K-12 education and conference listings. Use caution--some subpages have not been updated regularly.
Attempts to articulate elements of exemplary information literacy programs for undergraduate students at four-year and two-year institutions.
Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
Project Plan Prepared for the Association of College and Research Libraries.
The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
Article on how instructors can teach problem and information literacy skills to students when they are using technology.
This article discusses the information-seeking behavior of students in a large urban university and the impact that behavior can have on the development and delivery of instructional and reference services.
Reasons why teachers and teacher education students should learn about information literacy.
This article discusses the collaboration between the Libraries and the Freshman Seminar Program at Washington State University. Many goals related to information literacy competencies as defined by the library and higher education associations are met th
The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States.
An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, bibliographies and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
An initiative to assist librarians in becoming information literacy teachers, leaders and advocates. The 4.5 day "Immersion" program is described. A selection of advocacy resources and readings for new instruction librarians are included.
This American Library Association initiative aims to build bridges between academic / school library information literacy programs and public libraries.
Self-paced tutorials, 8 in all, covering core facets of researching. The free Authorware Web Player plugin (from Macromedia) is required for viewing.
An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutor
Ongoing Kent State project to create a standardized test that measures students' information literacy skills and serves as an assessment tool for Information Literacy programs. Related bibliographies and web resources are included.
From Syracuse University Library.
Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
Annotated list with links of good papers that pertain to information literacy.
Links to information literacy credit courses in Canadian colleges and universities.
Self-paced, interactive tutorial for information literacy designed to develop information and research skills.
Information Literacy Land of ConfusionCommentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
Description of a course at York College that teaches students about information literacy.
Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.
American Library Association list of nine standards to use in information literacy.
Links to various definitions and to articles and references focusing on creating effective library assignments.
Textbook at York College of Pennsylvania. Breaks down information literacy into three main sections: Locate, Evaluate, and Use Effectively. Each section is subdivided into specific issues surrounding these aspects of information literacy and provides ma
Summarizes the proceedings of two major conferences, the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat VI and the International Association School Librarianship conference. In addition, the authors look at the entire history of information literacy and bring toge
Article examines the results of an information literacy program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Describes opportunities for students, faculty and staff to become familiar with the libraries' spaces and services, improve research skills, learn about technology, and investigate the information environment.
A collection of resources primarily about the practice of teaching information literacy. Of special interest are pages about computer classroom control systems, textbooks for information literacy courses, and examples of best practices. The Committee is
Article from Academic Exchange Quarterly which discusses ways that librarians can collaborate with health science faculty to teach information literacy to students.
Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
Learn about information literacy and how it is being taught in higher education.
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