Lorraine Bruce Module 1 An introduction to Information Literacy.

Lorraine Bruce Module 1Lorraine Bruce Module 1

An introduction to An introduction to Information LiteracyInformation Literacy


Information AgeInformation Age

Need for students to be learnersNeed for students to be learners

Knowledge growthKnowledge growth

Technology overloadTechnology overload

More flexible career pathsMore flexible career paths

Changes in working conditionsChanges in working conditions

Need for critical thinking skills and problem Need for critical thinking skills and problem solvingsolving


Information LiteracyInformation Literacy

““To be information literate a person must be To be information literate a person must be able to recognise when information is able to recognise when information is needed and have the ability to locate, needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed evaluate and use effectively the needed information.”information.”

A.L.A. Presidential committee on information Literacy. Final Report (1989). Chicago (ED 315 074)


Further readingFurther reading

Presidential report on Information LiteracyPresidential report on Information Literacy

Full report Full report (Many other interesting articles here)(Many other interesting articles here)

Falling through the Net: Digital Inclusion. Falling through the Net: Digital Inclusion. Department of CommerceDepartment of Commerce

Executive summaryExecutive summary


WHAT IS DOES IT MEAN TO USERS?WHAT IS DOES IT MEAN TO USERS?


Doyle (1992) with a Delphi study Doyle (1992) with a Delphi study established that “ Information Literacy is established that “ Information Literacy is the ability to access, evaluate and use the ability to access, evaluate and use information form a variety of sourcesinformation form a variety of sources

Doyle, C.S (1992) Outcomes Measures for Information Literacy Within National Education Goals of 1990. Final Report to National Forum on Information on Information Literacy. Flagstaff, Az: National Forum on Information Literacy


Researchers (Rand) checked out 6 health Researchers (Rand) checked out 6 health Web sites and 12 sites dedicated to specific Web sites and 12 sites dedicated to specific diseases.diseases.

How frequently Web sites are complete and How frequently Web sites are complete and accurate: accurate:

Breast cancer Breast cancer 63%63%

DepressionDepression 44%44%

ObesityObesity 37%37%

Childhood asthmaChildhood asthma 33%33%

U.S. News & World Report, June 4, 2001 v130 i22 p10

QualityQuality


““More than 2/3 of teens said within More than 2/3 of teens said within the last year that they use the the last year that they use the

Internet as their major resource when Internet as their major resource when doing a big project for school..." doing a big project for school..."

Lester, Will "High School Students Love Net for Research." Syracuse Post Standard, 8/21/01 (from AP )

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In a study of 500 sites used by In a study of 500 sites used by Colorado high school students to do Colorado high school students to do research, only 27% of the sites were research, only 27% of the sites were judged to be reliable for academic judged to be reliable for academic

research!research!

Colhoun, Alexander. "But - - I Found It on the Internet!" Christian Science Monitor. 25 April 2000: 16.

Ebersol, Samuel, “Uses and Gratifications of the Web among Students,” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 6(1): September 2000, www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol6/issue1/ebersole.html

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The top legal advice person on Askme.com The top legal advice person on Askme.com turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal training was from Court TV and cop shows.training was from Court TV and cop shows.

But – just as interesting, But – just as interesting,

Advice on the Net:

Michael Lewis, New York Times Magazine, July 2001; also Next (Norton, 2001)

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The top legal advice person on Askme.com The top legal advice person on Askme.com turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal training was from Court TV and cop shows.training was from Court TV and cop shows.

But – just as interesting, when he was finally But – just as interesting, when he was finally “uncovered,” “uncovered,” the demand for his advice still the demand for his advice still continued!continued!

Advice on the Net:

Michael Lewis, New York Times Magazine, July 2001; also Next (Norton, 2001)

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Information Literacy as a processInformation Literacy as a processInformation Process models (1980s)Information Process models (1980s)

Big Six ( Eisenberg, Berkowitz) 1986Big Six ( Eisenberg, Berkowitz) 1986

Kuhlthau: 6 steps affective side of ILKuhlthau: 6 steps affective side of IL

NSW (Australia) Information Process NSW (Australia) Information Process 19861986

Pitts/ Stripling 1988: reflective aspect to Pitts/ Stripling 1988: reflective aspect to the processthe process

Refer to class text for more details


Eisenberg and Berkowitz’sEisenberg and Berkowitz’s

BIG BIG 6 6 Life long learningLife long learningInformation process is in all parts of lifeInformation process is in all parts of life……not enough to know content; processes not enough to know content; processes are more importantare more importantbased on Bloom’s taxonomy (1956) see based on Bloom’s taxonomy (1956) see module 3module 3


1. Task Definition1. Task Definition

2. Info Seeking Strategies2. Info Seeking Strategies

3. Location & Access3. Location & Access

4. Use of Information4. Use of Information

5. Synthesis5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation6. Evaluation

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