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Information Literacy @ John Jay College
Kathy Killoran, Information Literacy Librarian
Tim Stevens, Chair, English Department
March 19, 2004
Information Literacy defined:
American Library Association: Information Literacy is the set of skills needed
to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Information literacy is an intellectual
framework for identifying, finding, understanding, evaluating and using information.
Faculty may think of as the Research Process.
InformationInformationLiteracyLiteracy
Technology
Critical
ThinkingSynthesis
ProblemSolving
Communication
Information Literacy
Goes far beyond library introduction and basic search skills
ACRL Standards
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (on web)
Association of College & Research Libraries 6 broad standards 3-7 performance indicators for each standard 2-7 identified outcomes for each performance
indicator Middle States embraces these standards
ACRL IL Standards & Responsibility
Determine the nature & extent of info needed (Faculty, reinforced by Librarians)
Effectively accesses info sources (Librarians)
Critically evaluates info sources (Librarian & Faculty)
Critically evaluates info content (Faculty) Use info to accomplish a purpose (Faculty) Use info legally, ethically (Faculty primarily,
Librarians reinforce)
ACRL IL competencies, Middle States responsibilities
Information Literacy Movement in CUNY
Middle States Developing Research & Communication Skills
(2003) University Faculty Senate Committee
Computer & information technology literacy Competencies for students & faculty, 2001
Council of Chief Librarians White Paper, 2001 Prof. Lucinda Zoe, Hostos,
Chancellor’s Office - VP Mirrer Mandate to each campus’ Provost, 2002 Gen ED Project
What Middles States Wants
Institutional IL plan detailing …..
Strategy for how information literacy will be integrated into the curriculum Especially into the general education requirements
Demonstrable competencies – building in complexity (learning goals & objectives)
Outcomes assessment throughout At the program-level Especially important in the senior year
Information Literacy Standards
Association of College & Research Libraries
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (available on Web)
Middle states embraces these competencies!!
Middle States identifies 2 models of IL plans
Separate or Compartmentalized Model Stand-alone course
Unlikely that a single course can satisfy all of an institution’s IL goals
Skills should be addressed & reinforced at various levels of sophistication throughout 4 yrs
Integrated or Distributed Model Various courses address a core set of IL skills May be blended into lower & upper-level
courses. Places IL into the context of the disciplines
Different IL models used in CUNY
Credit bearing course – so far not required course – Queens (1 credit), LaGuardia (3 credits), Baruch (8 – 3 credit courses)
Workshop approach – series of 5 workshops - 2 information literacy workshops required before a course-integrated library instruction course taught – Hostos
IL integrated into curriculum – new Lehman model – IL is targeted at certain courses: ENG 110-120 sequence LEH 300-level core courses Faculty in other disciplines encouraged to re-engineer
their courses to emphasize information literacy.
IL Plan - Institution specific
Multiple strategies can and probably should be employed!
Many campuses are using pilot programs to try out their IL strategies
Challenges in Designing IL Program
Large # of students at CUNY institutions Creating strategies that will be scalable to
reach all students Administrative support – philosophically and
monetarily, faculty development, ongoing!
Library cannot do it alone – College-wide issue
Fostering change Faculty buy in – willingness to change what they
do to incorporate some of these concepts, etc.
John Jay’s Evolution - small inroads
Taskforce on Information Literacy formed (2002) – response to VP Mirrer, Associate Provost, Faculty & Librarians
IL Librarian position – funded by student technology fee
IL Librarian – member of College Curriculum Committee
Additional support by Provost (team teaching) for courses incorporating critical thinking, intensive writing, & information literacy
New course proposal form – question on what information literacy skills will be learned/practiced in the course.
John Jay IL Draft Plan
Add instructional material to library’s Web page – have section for curricula aids, tutorials, handouts,etc.
Survey ENG 101 students – self assessment
Develop module on evaluating information for SPE 113 classes Pilot project – 2 sections, using online tutorials, Blackboard
Revise ENG sequence to be information literacy-rich Students will practice research skills throughout these
courses. Employ active learning techniques
English 101 Student Survey
Surveyed about 1,700 students Received over 1,000 responses
Interim results – 625 responses
First place students look for infoInternet Search Engine 64%Ask instructor 11%Textbook 7%Library catalog 6%Ask a librarian 5%
How to narrow a Web search Add another appropriate search term 36%Enclose search phrase in quotes 5%Inappropriate response 53%
Writing Ability
Rate writing abilityNot confident 6%Somewhat confident 68%Very confident 26%
Writing – EssaysNot confident 5%Somewhat confident 54%Very confident 42%
Writing – Research PaperNot confident 7%Somewhat confident 59%Very confident 35%
Citing Sources
When and How to Cite (same results)Not confident 18%Somewhat confident 64%Very confident 18%
How many papers that included a bibliography in last year?None 10%1 13%2-3 40%4 or more 37%
Amount of pages in longest paper 1-2 pages 5%3-5 pages 46%6-10 pages 32%over 10 pages 16%
Role librarians can play in an integrated model
IL plan development Curriculum development Faculty development Workshop teacher/facilitator Partner/Team teachers Develop support materials for faculty Design/Develop online tutorials Design/Develop exercises & assignments
Assessment
Standardized instruments being developed
Project SAILS – Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills – beta-test
Developed @ Kent State – Lehman will use Allow for comparisons with “like” institutions Also looking to develop discipline specific
assessments,
Information Competency Assessment Project -Bay Area (Ca) CCs
Tied into the ACRL standards Assessment at varying times of the undergraduate
experience! – Freshman level & upper level
Other assessment strategies
Research journals Annotated bibliographies Quality of sources in bibliographies of papers,
etc. IL questions and tasks incorporated into
course exams Exercises reinforcing learned experiences Student receives a grade on the expected IL
outcomes, incorporated into course grade Rubrics
Many more I’m sure ……
Questions?
Traditional model – Library Instruction
Course Integrated – some courses targeted One class session Wide variation in student abilities Too much material No common skill set No time for active learning exercises Usually geared for a specific assignment Librarian taught – varying quality Conflict in goals between instructor and librarian Not all students reached, some reached multiple
times
Information literacy
Not really a new concept Stronger need for this in today’s society Information overload / information anxiety /
information smog Students today
tech savvy read less (print/pleasure) write less (pen and paper) communicate more/differently
We do a lot of IL already – not measured as such