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The nature of information; information literacy defined; resources for students and faculty; and other goodies...
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"My Rules of Information"
Author: Marylaine Block (Editor, ExLibris, the weekly e-zine). Found in Searcher, vol. 10, no. 1 - Jan. 2002. One librarian/Internet trainer's roadmap to the Information Universe.
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Internet Public Library (2003). Info Search: Where’s the Information? (In the guide to "A+ Research and Writing")
The Internet Public Library (IPL) began in 1995 as a graduate seminar project in the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies. IPL is still sponsored by the school, and used as a learning/teaching laboratory, but is now an established entity with a small, paid, full-time staff. It is partially an index of Web resources, hand-picked by librarians based on authority and usefulness, and annotated by them. But IPL is unique in that it is modeled after a brick-and-mortar library, in which its virtual patrons can visit the "Reference Center," the "Reading Room," the "Youth Resources" area, and other "departments". And, also like a neighborhood library, IPL produces its own documents: research guides, such as A+ Research and Writing.
The "Info Search" chapter is a guide to physical and virtual library research. It identifies what is and is not available for free on the Web, and describes how to formulate a search strategy. This chapter (and the entire A+ guide) is rich with links to other resources within IPL. Research challenges in today's exploding information environment are aptly described, e.g. the dizzying array of choices that can vary widely in quality. This guide can be the basis of a classroom discussion about why students still need the college library (physical and virtual) and librarians.
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ACRL's " Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education"
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) defines IL as "the basis for lifelong learning…common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning" (from the website). The site also includes ACRL's reasons for why and IL programs should be implemented by higher education institutions, and recommendations for implementation. The Standards are expressed in active-learning terms. Collaboration between classroom faculty and librarians is emphasized.
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ACRL Information Literacy Website: "Collaboration"
Provides a framework for faculty/librarian partnerships, highlighting the strengths that each can contribute to the cause of information literacy. There are links to model collaboration programs, e.g. Florida International University, in Miami. Under "More Resources," there is an extensive bibliography of articles and other documents about faculty/librarian collaboration. This site is actually one section of the "ACRL Information Literacy Website"--a gateway to resources to help librarians, classroom faculty and administrators implement an information literacy program. There is something for everyone here, from the classroom to the institutional levels.
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Active Learning and Library Instruction
By Michael Lorenzen, Head of Reference Services at Park Library, Central Michigan University. This is a literature review on active learning methods as they can be applied to library instruction. Additional articles about library instruction, lesson plans, and other resources are also linked here.
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Becoming an Efficient and Effective Web Searcher
From "UI Current LIS Clips" (an online publication of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science – Library and Information Science Library).
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Next Gens
My peripatetic collection-in-progress of materials on the generation that's connected 24/7.
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