This presentation was given at the University of South Carolina on March 22, 2013. It is a review of the state of research, policy, and practice in information literacy

Weiner, Sharon A.

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Purdue UniversityPurdue e-PubsLibraries Faculty and Staff Presentations Purdue Libraries3-24-2013Information Literacy:Sharon A. Weinersweiner@purdue.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspresPart of the Education Policy Commons, Library and Information Science Commons, and thePublic Policy CommonsThis document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact epubs@purdue.edu foradditional information.Recommended CitationWeiner, Sharon A., "Information Literacy:" (2013). Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations. Paper 15.http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/15Sharon Weiner, EdD, MLS Professor and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy Purdue University Libraries   March 22, 2013 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC  My background   Current understandings of the concept of information literacy   State of information literacy  Research,  policy, and practice  Hot topics   Future  W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy, Purdue  VP, National Forum on Information Literacy  Library administration  Higher ed leadership and policy studies    Wide range of conceptualizations  Skills (define, find, synthesize, communicate)  Behaviors  Over-arching concept for other literacies         Means for individual and societal empowerment   “Habit of mind, or way of thinking, in which an individual habitually invokes use of best information in all contexts” (S Weiner)   Mostly in education settings   Employer reports   Health literacy—communications, nursing   Info behaviors   Individual as unit of analysis      Models and theories emerging   Information Search Process—guided inquiry—inquiry based learning (Kuhlthau)  Informed learning (Bruce)  Sociocultural—information experience (Lloyd)  Seven Pillars of IL (UK SCONUL)    Project Information Literacy (Dr. Alison Head)  Confirms findings from other studies  Student “procrastination”  Difficulty with defining topic  Limited search capabilities, google and wikipedia  Lack of preparation for the workplace    Curriculum integration model (Wang)  Who—IL curriculum group  How –collaboration, negotiation, contextualization  What—IL in intended curriculum  Outcome—Info literate students  Institution-level assessment   Who Teaches Information Literacy? A Study of Faculty (manscript in review)  Faculty either taught IL competencies  Or expected students to know them before a course  Faculty generally did not collaborate with others on teaching IL competencies (librarians, TA’s, writing centers, etc.)    Research into Practice, Practice into Research professional development program   Internship project       Infolit importance recognized  Access to technology not enough   Accreditation documents  Obama proclamation       National Forum on Information Literacy  Formed in 1989   Response to ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy   Advocates for IL   U.S. Policy effort:  Information Literacy Proclamation Initiative   International efforts—UNESCO, IFLA  Summits  UNESCO media and information literacy indicators  Information literacy contests    Hoosiers and Information Literacy (HAIL)   Policy brief:  Role of Information Policy in Resolving Global Challenges    ACRL standards to be revised   Curriculum integration ideal, but scalability an issue   Predominantly skills-based   Need better evidence for methods and strategies    Workforce   Assessment   Curriculum integration   Everyday life and communities   Related literacies  Research  Not “what is,” but what should be and how to get there!   Policy  IL in education, workplace, and everyday life  U.S. and international  Practice  Integrate into education  Expectations in workplace  Teach in context  Better systems ▪ XXIV Century Press    Thank you!  Comments and questions…. 

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