Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning

“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.”

• 1994 – CSU Council of Library Directors, Transforming CSU Libraries for the 21st Century. - Strategic plan

• 1995 – CSU CLRIT (Commission on Learning Resources and Instructional Technology) – Formed Work Group

• 2006 – Appt. of CSU Manager of Information Literacy Initiatives

• Shared responsibility of all educators and information providers

http://www.csufresno.edu/library/ARC2/index.php

• Library Liaisons –Collaboration – Classes Standard Based

- Requires collaboration between faculty

and librarians

• Research Guides – Based on Standards

http://libguides.csufresno.edu

Enhancing Student Information Literacy Initiative (ESILI)

Ellen Junn

Monica Fusich

ALA Definition

*American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1989). http://www.ala.org/acrl/nili/ilit1st.html

• Accesses Information

Standard Two

Timeline - California

• Evaluates Information

Standard Three

Timeline - National

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/whitepapers/presidential.cfm

Standard One

• Determines Information Needed

• 1989 ALA. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report

• 1990 - NFIL (National Forum on Information Literacy) founded as a response to Presidential Report.

• 1998 – NFIL. A Progress Report on Information Literacy...

• 2000 - ALA. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/whitepapers/progressreport.cfm

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

Standard Four

• Uses Information to Create a Product

Standard Five

• Understands Plagiarism and Citing

Responsibility for Information Literacy

IOS and Information Literacy

http://www.csufresno.edu/library/services/liaison.shtml

IOS and Information Literacy

Getting it Right - Assessment

http://www.csufresno.edu/library/tour/7secretstour.htm

• Online Tour – Based on Standards

• Information Literacy Tutorials – Standards 1-4

- Choosing a Topic

- Searching, Finding, Evaluating Books

- Searching, Finding, Evaluating Articles

- Citation and Plagiarism

• Assignment Research Calculator – Standards 1-5

Sample assessment techniques include:

- Research journal

- Research portfolio

- Annotated bibliography

- Essay examination

- Self-assessment

http://blackboard.csufresno.edu/