Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
Designed to train users in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
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 through this partnership. The librarians have an active role with the seminars and also take part in the peer facilitator training process.
Attempts to articulate elements of exemplary information literacy programs for undergraduate students at four-year and two-year institutions.
The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
Article describes ways that information literacy can be placed within the higher education curriculum.
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). Includes a description of the learning process for various ages, example lesson plans and projects.
Article on how instructors can teach problem and information literacy skills to students when they are using technology.
Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
Self-paced tutorials, 8 in all, covering core facets of researching. The free Authorware Web Player plugin (from Macromedia) is required for viewing.
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.
Self-paced, interactive tutorial for information literacy designed to develop information and research skills.
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 inter-relationship between student assignments and library resourcing. Both achievements and areas of difficulty are discussed.
Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, bibliographies and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
Reasons why teachers and teacher education students should learn about information literacy.
Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
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).
The following brief guide provides an introduction to the concept of information literacy and model information literacy programs aimed at faculty.
Learn about information literacy and how it is being taught in higher education.
Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.