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Information literacy encompasses the abilities needed to recognize when information is required and to effectively locate, evaluate, and utilize that information. It is distinct yet broader than information technology skills. With rapid technological changes, overwhelming information proliferation, and the prevalence of dubious sources, fostering information literacy is critical for academic success and accreditation. This guide provides standards and outcomes from the ACRL, alongside practical learning activities and resources aimed at enhancing your students' information literacy skills.
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Information Literacy Old Dominion University – January 2011
Review – What is information literacy? … 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. [from ALA 1989 Report] Distinct from and broader than information technology skills; encompasses those skills, however.
Why are we focused on it? • Technological change is happening with increasing rapidity. • Information proliferation is obvious. • Much information derives from dubious sources. • Information is distributed through a multiplicity of media. • Students, challenged by so many choices, often take the easiest route rather than the best route. • Accreditation depends on it.
Standards and outcomes ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) … provides information literacy standards, with detailed performance indictors, outcomes, and practices.
Learning activities In selecting learning activities to fit your course needs, ideas can come from: • Your own experience/knowledge • Books such as Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Standards-based Exercises for College Students • Websites such as the ACRL Standards Toolkit • Talking with colleagues and librarians
Library involvement … • Information Literacy Program page • Modules • Librarian visits • Assignments
