General information Literacy DevelopmentsJune 24, 2008

Grace F. BulaongLibrary DirectorNew Jersey City University

GENERAL INFORMATION LITERACY DEVELOPMENTS

I.INTRODUCTION

II. INFORMATION LITERACY AND TEACHING

III. INFORMATION LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT

IV. INFORMATION LITERACY AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY USE

V. INFORMATION LITERACY AS MAIN FUTURE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY

OVERVIEW

I. INTRODUCTION

A. NEED FOR INFORMATION LITERACY

1. PERVASIVE IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

2. INTERNATIONAL (IFLA INSTRUCTION SECTION, INFOLIT GLOBAL)

3. IMPACT ON NATIONAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT

4. REQUIREMENT FOR A TRULY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

5. INDIVIDUAL SELF ACTUALIZATION, HUMANISTIC, SOCIAL

1. SCHOOL LIBRARIES

2. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

3. PUBLIC LIBRARIES

4. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

B. BASIC TO LIBRARIANSHIP

II. INFORMATION LITERACY AND TEACHING

1. EMPHASIS ON CRITICAL THINKING AND EVALUATION

2. TEACHING, LEARNING STYLES, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

3. FOCUS ON RESULTING WORK AFTER INFORMATION IS GATHERED

4. INCLUSION OF ETHICS IN INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS

A. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION NOW INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION

1. ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES: DIGITIZATION, ETC.

2. ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, ETC. BEING TAKEN OVER BY SEARCH ENGINES (GOOGLE), ONLINE ASK A LIBRARIAN, ETC.

3. NO OTHER INSTITUTION IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING FOR SELF HELP IN INFORMATION SEEKING

B. NEW ENHANCED ROLE FOR LIBRARIES

III. INFORMATION LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT

1. FEW INSTITUTIONS ARE NOW CONSIDERED INTRINSICALLY GOOD/VALUABLE INCLUDING EDUCATION

2. ACADEMIC, SCHOOL, AND ORGANIZATION/COMMERCIAL (SPECIAL) LIBRARIES ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE

A. ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES

1. U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION HOLDING EDUCATION SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE

2. “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” HAS NOT IMPROVED STUDENT RANKING: DISLODGING OF U.S. FROM NO.1 IN THE WORLD

3. ASSESSMENT AS PROCESS: NOT INPUTS, BUT OUTCOMES

4. USED BY ALL U.S. GENERAL POSTSECONDARY ACCREDITING AGENCIES

B. ASSESSMENT AS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASUREMENT PROCESS

1. NOT NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONS BUT STUDENT LEARNING

2. LIBRARIES DO NOT SEE RESULTS (STUDENT CLASS DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS)

3. PRE AND POST INSTRUCTION FEEDBACK, FOCUS GROUPS, GENERAL SURVEYS ON INFORMATION LITERACY

D. ACRL INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION LITERACY ASSESSMENT IMMERSION PROGRAM

C. LIBRARIES AS PART OF INSTITUTIONS ARE CONSTRAINED TO USE ASSESSMENT TO CONTRIBUTE

ACCOUNTABILITY DATA

IV. INFORMATION LITERACY AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY

USE

1. LIBRARIES AUTOMATED LONG BEFORE CAMPUS ENTERPRISE, COURSE MANAGEMENT, LEARNING MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SYSTEMS

2. LIBRARIES WITH WELL DEVELOPED WEB/HOME PAGES, INSTRUCTIONS, TUTORIALS, GUIDES, INTERNET LINKS, ASK A LIBRARIAN 24/7, AND OTHER SERVICES

3. HUNDREDS OF LIBRARY PURCHASED SUBSCRIPTION FULL-TEXT DATABASES, E-BOOKS, E-JOURNALS, E-DOCUMENTS

ACCESSIBLE TO UNIVERSITY USERS, ON-CAMPUS AND CAMPUS

4. INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION CLASSES PROVIDED BY LIBRARIES

A. LIBRARIES AS PIONEER CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY USERS

1. WIKIS, WIKIPEDIA, BLOGS, RSS, BEYOND GOOGLE

2. POTENTIAL: SIMULATION AND GAMES, VIRTUAL REALITY: SECOND LIFE

3. SEMANTIC WEB, HAPTIC AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS OF

TEXT/IMAGE

B. WEB 2.0 AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS SLOWLY BEING USED IN INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION

1. LESS TEXTUAL, MORE AUDIO-VISUAL (EX. Animated Tutorial Sharing Project =ANTS, LION TV, FLICKR, YOUTUBE)

2. COLLABORATIVE; MORE GROUP, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE

3. MILLENNIALS: MORE EXPOSED TO TECHNOLOGY

C. VISUAL/AURAL=IMAGE/SOUND, COLLABORATION, AND MILLENNIALS

V. INFORMATION LITERACY AS MAIN FUTURE ROLE OF

THE LIBRARY

1. ACRL INFORMATION LITERACY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

2. ADS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY/ INSTRUCTION LIBRARIANS, INCLUDING COORDINATORS OF INSTRUCTION

3. INCREASING AWARENESS OF INFORMATION LITERACY NEED IN EDUCATION

A. INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY

B. CRUCIAL IN SURVIVAL OF LIBRARIES AS INSTITUTIONS

1. ONGOING USE OF LIBRARIES AS PLACE

2. LIBRARY STACKS AS ILLUSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

3. HOLISTIC RATHER THAN FRAGMENTED VIEW

4. INFORMATION LITERACY CONTRIBUTES TO LIFELONG LEARNING, CRUCIAL FOR SURVIVAL IN THIS INFORMATION

AGE

C. CONTINUING NEED FOR LIBRARIES TO ADAPT TO TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SOCIETAL CHANGE

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Presented by Ms. Grace F. Bulaong

June 24, 2008