- The National Forum on Information Literacy - http://www.infolit.org/
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?
- Building Information Literacy - http://www.edu.pe.ca/bil/
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.
- Information Literacy Land of Confusion - http://lorenzen.blogspot.com
Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
- Information Literacy at FIU - http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/
Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
- LOEX Clearinghouse - http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html
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.
- TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
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 tutorial.
- Information Literacy - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/infolit2.html
Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
- The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: a Preliminary Summary of the Research - http://witloof.sjsu.edu/courses/250.loertscher/modelloer.html
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 together the theory development, the research, and practice in school libraries since the late 1980s. Written by David V. Loertscher and Blanche Woolls.
- Understanding Information Literacy - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html
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.
- Critical Thinking in an Online World - http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/jones.html
Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
- Information Literacy - http://goose.ycp.edu/~gszczyrb/vlib/
List of web sites by category dealing with information literacy issues.
- LibrarySmart - http://www.librarysmart.com/working/home.asp
Offers resources that inform and help instruct librarians, teachers, parents, and students about information literacy.
- YCP Information Literacy E-Text - http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/etext/ethome.html
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 many related links for students or educators to explore.
- Information Literacy 101 - http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/
Description of a course at York College that teaches students about information literacy.
- Guidelines for Effective Library Assignments - http://gort.ucsd.edu/dtweedy/EffectiveAssignments.html
Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
- Instruction and Training at University of Oregon Libraries - http://libweb.uoregon.edu/instruct/
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.
- National Educational Technology Standards for Students - http://cnets.iste.org/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.
- 'Library Guy' Keith Stanger's Home Port - http://www.keithstanger.com/
Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
- Information Literacy Program - http://www.louisville.edu/infoliteracy/
University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.
- Information literacy - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy
Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
- Promoting Health Information Literacy - http://www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/mo2283fe04.htm
Article from Academic Exchange Quarterly which discusses ways that librarians can collaborate with health science faculty to teach information literacy to students.
- Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
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).
- ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/professactivity/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.
- ACRL Instruction Section - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/welcome/
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 a subsidiary of the Instruction Section (IS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
- AASL Information Power Program - http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/
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 Community Partnerships Initiative - http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/governanceb/pastpresidents/nancykranich/informationliteracy.htm
This American Library Association initiative aims to build bridges between academic / school library information literacy programs and public libraries.
- Paths to Understanding - http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2449may.htm
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.
- Enhancing Information Literacy: A Practical Exemplar - http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2458may.htm
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.
- A Collaborative Approach to Information Literacy in the Freshman Seminar - http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2456may.htm
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.
- Information Literacy - Sources of Information - http://www.his.se/templates/vanligwebbsida1.aspx?id=7869
An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, bibliographies and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
- 21st Century Information Fluency Project - http://21cif.imsa.edu/
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.
- Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (DORIL) - http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/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.
- Information Literacy in a Nutshell - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitoverview/infolitforfac/infolitfaculty.htm
The following brief guide provides an introduction to the concept of information literacy and model information literacy programs aimed at faculty.
- Wikinfo - Information Literacy - http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.php?title=Information_literacy
Encyclopedia article which examines and defines the concept of information literacy.
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