Project information literacy pil is an national and ongoing series of. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children. School librarians work in school libraries and perform duties as teachers, information technology specialists, and advocates for literacy. Discover librarian selected research resources on information literacy from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Librarians are the consummate meddlers, partnering with instructors to provide meaningful information literacy learning in the distributed learning environment. Instruction librarians teach information literacy skills in facetoface classes or through the creation of online learning objects.
Home browse education curriculum and instruction arts and humanities education information literacy. Applying research to practice in the 21st century school library 9781598844900. Information literacy and lifelong learning 1st edition. This session will cover il in more depth and provide examples of assignments and activities for in class and out of class engagement as well as suggest the best resources for use with firstyear students. Parent volunteers and lowcost library clerks may help students check out books in schools with vacancies, but they lack the formal information literacy training that certified library. Librarians new to the field, as well as those who have been teaching for some time, will find the book useful to their ongoing training on teaching strategies. Reviewed by megan thomas, electronic resources and assessment librarian, montana state university billings on 73119 this book is a thorough discussion of information literacy intended for university instructors and librarians. Public and school librarians have a critical role in the common core classroom. Information literacy and libraries in the age of fake news.
University map out how to convert those oneshot information literacy training sessions into full programs with embedded librarians. Apr 03, 2018 librarians from ryerson, york, and all three campuses of the university of toronto came together on july 8 th in the second of a series of workshops exploring the acrls threshold concepts for information literacy. Training for librarians continuing education and training database training health literacy health literacy resources for librarians mental health resources for librarians training and continuing education opportunities njsl literacy boot camp youth services antibullying websites and resources authors and illustrators born in or associated. There is no epiphany in an information literacy class or in any. Theory and practice is strongly recommended for librarians whose responsibilities involve teaching users how to access information of any kind. An online information literacy audit, the ilt wise et al.
In web age, library job gets update the new york times. Theres a reason the library centered book is by a librarian while the research focused book is by an historian. Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it and how to evaluate, use and communicate. Overview of information literacy resources worldwide this collection of information literacy il resources from around the world is divided into 42 language lists and includes selected resources from websites, books, journals and other kinds of publications that were provided by contributors from different countries and institutions.
You will rarely see these librarians, as they typically have no. The myth of information literacy academic librarian. The purpose of information literacy instruction is to help students engage in creative and critical thinking about research and information resources. Problems and challenges of libraries 9 lack of funds lack of professional staff irrelevant material colonial mode of librarianship lack of appropriate training opportunities lack of needs analysis. Teaching grounded in theory, pedagogy, and practice, book number 73 in acrls publications in librarianship series. These new librarians believe that literacy includes, but also exceeds, books. Guide teacher education faculty and instruction librarians in developing information literacy instruction for teacher education students. Providing snapshots of librarianfaculty teams partnering to design and implement information literacy assessment practices, this book will appeal to instruction librarians looking for a practical and informative guide to collaborative assessment in action. Digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital information, an ability that requires both cognitive and technical skills.
This lack of preparation is problematic for several reasons. Overall, this book is an excellent guide and should be required reading for all librarians implementing information literacy at their institution. Information literacy instruction handbook ala store. Sconul seven pillars model to test the information. An invaluable guide for mls professionals and students, this new book explains how librarians can select an effective method of library instruction based on their users, the objectives of the selection from information literacy instruction book. Unite for literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. The book begins by placing information literacy in programme context. While prepping the content for these oneshot il training sessions that would teach the topics faculty requested, we ensured the concepts taught aligned with the acrl information literacy standards 2004. In order to best utilise the libraries services, researchers must know which services are provided and how to obtain. Information literacy and writing studies in conversation litwin.
Oberlies and janna mattson, these books are collections of lesson plans grounded in learning theory, each. Everyone working in libraries knows that information literacy is a vital skill. Cilip provides a calendar of training courses, including those run by the information literacy group. Are information literacy skills tested in your state. Service learning, information literacy, and libraries represents a key contribution to scholarship in the nascent topic area of servicelearning and academic libraries.
Scholarly research ability is developed slowly, project by project, over a period of years, and almost always in one discipline. If your course has not had a library session yet, email an il librarian or book. Sullivan, information literacy librarian, and karen l. The results from the mobile information literacy project in myanmar are far exceeding our expectation. Regional conference on promoting information literacy for lifelong learning plaistrlc conference and general assembly capuchin retreat center, lipa city, batangas the role of libraries and librarians in information literacy by vilma g. Teachmeets are informal, normally free to attend, gatherings of originally teachers, designed to allow the sharing of ideas. Information literacy instruction handbook is designed primarily for librarians new to teaching or management of information literacy instruction. In the war on fake news, school librarians have a huge. Andrew walsh provides training on active learning, creative, and playful information literacy training approaches. As teacher librarians, how do we teach those critical, allimportant information literacy skills in ways that capture and hold student interest. Information literacy concepts an open educational resource by david hisle and katy webb ioraio lierac cocets 3. As information and communication technologies develop.
Opening the book courses are widely recognised in the public library world in the uk, ireland and australia. Information literacy training for all the outliers. Information literacy toolkits american libraries magazine. Training librarians as trainers for sustainability literacy petra hauke berlin school for library and information science, humboldtuniversitat zu berlin, berlin.
It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion of all nations. It facilitates students development as knowledge creators, lifelong learners, and participants in academic and scholarly activity. Information literacy scott 2012 defines information literacy as the ability to find, evaluate, and use information efficiently, effectively, and ethically to answer an information need. Training opportunities information literacy website. List of books and articles about information literacy. Online information literacy instruction in mexican. Find links to information literacy resources below to support your onetoone, classroom and workshop training on topics ranging from literature search to the publishing process.
Think of information literacy as a particular kind of critical thinking. Without a school librarian, students are not learning the foundations they need to. Media and information literacy in higher education. Information literacy is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge. Information literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning. Information literacy is a concept that defines literacy of persons with respect to informatics. Learning stellenbosch university library and information. Librarians developing digital literacies event book. Information literacy sometime referred to as critical thinking or research skills has become a crucial set of skills in academic work since developments in informational. The information literacy standards for teacher education were approved by acrl board of directors on may 11, 2011. The lessons in this book, created by teaching librarians across the country, are. Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. Features ways to master the concept of critical information literacy, information ethics related to online information sharing, and other core concepts related to information literacy, fake news, and teaching users about source evaluation encourages readers to view libraries as the ideal institutions for combating the fake news problem. Information literacy is regarded as the basis for learning in our contemporary environment of rapid and sophisticated technological change.
Teaching information literacy skills has never been more important. The school library association sla the school library association runs a range of workshops on developing information literacy courses in the school sector. Service learning, information literacy, and libraries. Faculty would be well advised to take advantage of the services librarians provide to support effective servicelearning, and this book offers both audiences much food for. Librarians have tried to help library users to locate and find information under the labels library instruction, bibliographic instruction and library skills for many years. Myanmar book aid and preservation foundation mbapf has introduced trainings to over 100 civil servants and will continue to train more members of parliament in 2017. Librarians will provide a training session on information literacy for all new and any interested fyw instructors early in the fall semester. A practical guide to information literacy assessment for academic.
Information literacy instruction central michigan university. Welcome information literacy training ioe libguides at. This information literacy resource update refreshes and adds to. The role of libraries and librarians in information literacy. Geoff walton is a subject and learning support librarian and research. This book is intended to help widen and deepen the conversations between librarians and. Trying to get a handle on what library technologies lis professionals need to know can be a challenge, as both the tasks that librarians are taking on and the tools theyre using to do them seem to be changing daily. Educating the educators is written for librarians and educators working in universities and university colleges, providing them with the information they need to teach media and information literacy to students at levels ranging from bachelor to doctoral studies. Opening the book is an officially recognized training provider by cilip the chartered institute of library and information professionals. This was a seed that set me on a course to find a home for an information literacy initiative for outliers so i could expand my work to others.
Information literacy assessment methods for academic libraries. Information literacy and the role of the public library. Three perspectives on information literacy in academia. Media and information literacy in higher education book. This chapter examines strategies used and lessons learned by a library at a midsized institution that has transformed from a traditional brick and mortar university to an active. The papers in this book discuss key themes in information literacy and have been. Parent volunteers and lowcost library clerks may help students check out books in schools with vacancies, but they lack the formal information literacy training that certified library media.
Teaching information literacy skills reading rockets. Information literacycompetency information literacy. Librarians in training offer a regular programme of short courses which are open to all library staff within the university of cambridge. The proquest survey of 217 librarians from higher education, k12 schools and public libraries reveals that while 83 percent said information literacy has a large impact on college graduation rates, and though 97 percent of those surveyed said information literacy leads to success in the workforce, just 44 percent believe their libraries.
Public librarians support information literacy for adults and youths by providing programs such as computer training, and teach information literacy skills every day at information desks. University of the witwatersrand library information literacy program what we do the librarians across the three campuses with the exception of medical school medical school library does their own training conduct a collaborative teaching program, designed by the education and training librarians. The pollak library at california state university, fullerton has developed a wordpressbased lor to support disciplinary faculty as well as their librarians as they teach information literacy. You can book your place by registering through the librarians developing digital literacies booking page. The data librarians handbook, written by two data librarians with over 30 years combined experience, unpicks the everyday role of the data librarian and offers practical guidance on how to collect, curate and crunch data for economic, social and scientific purposes. It empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. By kate alleman, senior public services librarian, plano public libraries, plano, texas, member, pla digital literacy committee. Creating and maintaining an information literacy instruction. The term applies to consumers of information and their ability to process said information and allocate it appropriately.
Information literacy and writing studies in conversation. Oberlies and janna mattson, these books are collections of lesson plans grounded in learning theory, each volume devoted to. Acrl releases framing information literacy sixvolume set. Information literacy is an essential life skill, and learning information literacy starts when students begin their schooling in the k12 years. Training librarians as trainers for sustainability literacy. We hope you can join us for what promises to be an informative and enjoyable day. See details of the contents of courses, dates and how to book from the sla regional. Although most courses are free, a small charge may be made for courses provided by outside speakers. Information literacy resources for librarians and their library users. Are your students drowning in information, misinformation and downright bunk. Information literacy and information skills instruction. This tutorial intents to comprehensively enlighten our academic library administration team about the most suitable methods of information literacy training ilt evaluation based on a proficient bibliographic research, aiming to support our approach to ilt assessment, and to be complaint to the acrls information literacy competency standards for higher education 2000 given that. Smartphonecentric information literacy knowledge has been spread to 5,000 library users in 2016 through the original 500 mil trained librarians. Training for 500 librarians has lead to education for 10x.
Overview of information literacy resources worldwide united. Our aim is to train users to learn how to use search tools and techniques in order to meet their information. Information literacy concepts east carolina university. Programs are based on availability of funds and topics are selected based on statewide need. Oct 25, 2006 the role of libraries and librarians in information literacy 1. First, as the authors note, incorporating information literacy instruction into the university curriculum is. The united states national forum on information literacy defines information literacy as. Apr 23, 2020 university of the witwatersrand library information literacy program what we do the librarians across the three campuses with the exception of medical school medical school library does their own training conduct a collaborative teaching program, designed by the education and training librarians. This study presents three perspectives on the subject of information literacy skills in academia by examining the perceptions of students, teaching faculty, and librarians.
Whether or not we develop toolkits, many disciplinary faculty will be teaching information literacy, some ably and some not. A guide to teaching information literacy 101 tips helen blanchett, chris powis and jo webb this easytouse book is an invaluable source of inspiration for any librarian involved in teaching information literacy, providing practical guidance on tried. At the outset, training was provided through my company with the help of a foundation and no outside financial contributions. Academic support librarians have a longstanding partnership with the iad to deliver information literacy skills training to postgraduate students, including expert database searching for literature searches and using bibliographic management software including endnote, zotero and mendeley.
In our book, new roles for research librarians, we contend that academic libraries play a key role in achieving the strategic goals of an academic institution by providing systematic information literacy support and training. The main purposes of the information literacy standards for teacher education are to. At the beginning of each course, ihu library and information centre staff will support and guide users to locate and access the resources of the library. The new jersey state library offers a variety of training opportunities for nj librarians. Showing a library user how to access articles in databases, evaluate web sites, use the dewey decimal system, or even to use the index at the back of a book. We designed a questionnaire with open and closed questions that would collect information on how online information literacy instruction programs were being implemented, the characteristics of these programs, and the attitudes and opinions of librarians about this training.
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