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FINDING COMMON GROUNDEstablishing Goals & Connections Across Libraries
to Improve Information Literacy
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How do students approach research?
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Testing Can Hinder IL
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“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”
Students often “get by with Google” in high school.
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19x more databases
Academic libraries have
than the average high school library.
9x more books/journals
“Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College.”
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“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”
College freshmen are overly confident with research skills.
Bad experience in the library = less likely to use it.© Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
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40% of college students have never used their library's website.“Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”
Say what?
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Of those who have not used it…
23% believe other websites have better information (!)“Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”© Tulane Public Relations (Flickr, CC BY 2.0)
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Wikipedia – 8%Yahoo! Answers – 7%eNotes – 3%Answers.com – 3%Oppapers – 3%
“The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Turnitin.”
Where are they going?Secondary, 2011-2012
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“The Sources in Student Writing – Higher Education. Turnitin.”
Wikipedia – 11%Oppapers – 4%SlideShare – 4%Course Hero – 4%Scribd – 3%
What are they citing?Higher Ed., 2011-2012
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EasyBib data.
What Students Think of Wikipedia
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Understand the Struggles
“Coming up with keywords”
“Sorting through irrelevant results”
“Identifying and selecting sources”
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What About Educators?Cybrarian77, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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"Both Sides Now: Librarians Looking at Information Literacy from High School and College."
“How
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ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009. Rep. ACT Inc., 2009.
ACT Report 2009
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Need-to-Know Skills(according to professors)
Library classification
Sigalet, Jennifer, Leslie Barton, and Sherri Savage. "Research Skills: What College Professors Expect Incoming Students to Know."
New resources
Web 2.0 tools
Search for information
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You may feel
like this…
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But it’s not so bad!
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“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”
Areas of Understanding
Boolean Operators● 38.6% understood
“AND” functions
Website Credibility● ~25% selected 3
correct characteristics● Almost all selected at
least one
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“Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Student Success.”
Sources in College Writing
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Subject Database Use
Seniors used:• Academic Search Premier• Library catalog• JSTOR • Montana Rules of Civil Procedure• Science Direct• Business Search Premier
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What can we do?
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There are solutions!
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“Train the Trainers”Information literacy for educators
Why?
✓ CCSS✓ Familiarity✓ Comfort
levels
“Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”
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Collaborate!© Josie Holford (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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• Discussion forum of K-12 and academics
• Document covering IL skills between H.S. and college
• Shared with teachers and parents
• Visit each other’s learning environments
Academic
K-12
Collaborative Committees
Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. Educator's Spotlight Digest.
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• Library media specialists
• High school English teacher
• University librarians
• Instructional designer
http://helios.weber.edu“HeLIOS: Bridging the Information Literacy Gap from High School to University.”
Curriculum Collaboration
Academic
K-12
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College Library Survival Skills Project
• Bakersfield College & Kern H.S. District
• List of skills, corresponding lessons
• Taught in K12, reinforced in college
Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. “Navigating to Information Literacy.”
Academic
K-12
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“Partnering for Possibilities”
• K-12 media center + public library
• Library resources + 3D printer overview
• Expanding to extracurriculars
Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Photo © Buffy Hamilton. Used with
permission.
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“Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”
Plan a Trip!
Visit academic libraries
•LC classification•Inter-library loan•Subject specialists•Breadth of resources•Virtual reference
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Horia Varlan, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
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Twitter• #infolit• #libchat• #highered
Connect!
JOIN THE CHAT
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LinkedIn• Groups• Follow local colleges• Explore your network
Connect!
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List Servs• infolit-l • K-20 collaboration• http://lists.ala.org/sympa
Connect!
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Conferences! :)
Lester Public Library, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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Ashbridge, Carole. Bridging the Gap for Information Literacy: Connecting High Schools, Colleges and the Workforce. Watertown, NY: Connections Abound, 2010. PDF. The document can be located at the following URL: http://connectionsabound.com/Bridging the Gap.pdf.
Bayliss, Sarah. "Students Wary of Wikipedia But Still Use for Research, Study Finds." School Library Journal. Library Journal, 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. <http://www.slj.com/2013/10/research/easybib-survey-students-wary-of-wikipedia-but-still-use-for-research/#_>.
Burhanna, Kenneth J., ed. Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. Print.
De Rosa, Cathy, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, and Charlotte Sturtz. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community. Rep. Ed. Brad Gauder. OCLC, 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.
Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. "Navigating to Information Literacy." CSLA Journal 34.2 (2010): 6-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Oct. 2014.
EasyBib Student Survey. June 2013. Raw data. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, New York, NY.
Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Web log post. The Unquiet Librarian. N.p., 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 8 Oct. 2014. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/partnering-for-possibilities-nhs-media-center-gwinnett-county-public-library-3d-printing-and-more/>.
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BibliographyHead, Alison J., and Michael B. Eisenberg. Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age. Seattle:
Project Information Literacy, 1 Nov. 2010. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/pil_fall2010_survey_fullreport1.pdf
Head, Alison J. Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College. Rep. Project Information Literacy, 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby. Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. N.p.: Educator's Spotlight Digest, Winter 2007. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://www.informationliteracy.org/users_data/admin/V2I1-college.pdf
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