INFORMATION INFORMATION LITERACYLITERACY

is the set of skills needed to find, is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use retrieve, analyze, and use

informationinformation--ACRL Association of College and Research LibrariesACRL Association of College and Research Libraries

Data SmogData Smog

INFORMATION ANXIETY INFORMATION ANXIETY Overwhelming amounts of informationOverwhelming amounts of information Speed of informationSpeed of information pressure to make fast decisionspressure to make fast decisions feeling that essential information is feeling that essential information is

missingmissing

David Shenk, 1997David Shenk, 1997

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

Why are IL skills important?Why are IL skills important?

save time and produce superior work save time and produce superior work

Why are IL skills important?Why are IL skills important?

contribute to student success leading to contribute to student success leading to higher rates of retention and graduationhigher rates of retention and graduation

Why are IL skills important?Why are IL skills important?

Students develop highly rated workplace Students develop highly rated workplace skills such as critical thinking, problem skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and e-competenciessolving and e-competencies

Present and FuturePresent and Future

Now – at the request of faculty or students Now – at the request of faculty or students – haphazard– haphazard

Future – integrated into the curriculum Future – integrated into the curriculum

Information Literacy PlanInformation Literacy Plan

diverse student population diverse student population wide variety of programswide variety of programs off and on campus students off and on campus students full and part-time studentsfull and part-time students

ACRL Information Literacy ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Competency Standards for

Higher EducationHigher Education

Provides a framework for assessing the Provides a framework for assessing the information literate individualinformation literate individual

5 standards and 22 performance 5 standards and 22 performance indicatorsindicators

INFORMATION LITERATE INFORMATION LITERATE STUDENTSSTUDENTS

HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF BECOMINGHAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF BECOMING

WORKPLACE READY WORKPLACE READY GRADUATESGRADUATES