Library skills and information literacy

1. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Birgir Björnsson Reference librarian The Learning Centre

2. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Iceland University of Education • Number of students 2300 • 2000 students at undergraduate level • 300 students at graduate level • Faculty and staff members 230 Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

3. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Iceland University of Education • Department of Undergraduate Studies Developmental Therapy/Social Pedagogy Early Childhood Education Primary and Lower Secondary Education Recreational and Social Activity Studies Sports and Physical Education Teacher Certification Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

4. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Iceland University of Education • Department of Graduate Studies Courses for professionals in education Courses for professionals in developmental therapy/social pedagogy Diploma in Education M.Ed. In Education Doctoral programme in Education Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

5. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Iceland University of Education • Students at IUE Female 82% Male 18% Distance education students 59% Regular students 41% Students mean age35 years Age range 19 – 70 yearsof age Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

6. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students as active producers/users of information • Survey spring 2005 578 students participated Participation in the survey 24.4% • Survey spring 2007 441 students participated Participation in the survey 20% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

7. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students as active producers/users of information How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Play online games 21% Write blog 22% Use Skype 26% Publish a web site 28% Sending/receiving SMS 64% Sending/receiving e-mails 99% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

8. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students as active producers/users of information How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Watch movies online 7% Download music online 15% Watch television online 17% Listen to music online 21% Listen to radio online 22% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

9. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students as active producers/users of information How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Search for goods and services 75,5% Search for scholarly sources 98,5% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

10. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

11. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

12. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

13. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

14. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

15. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student as a consumer Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

16. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student as a consumer Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

17. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student as a consumer I have used the following search engines (2005): Ask Jeeves 8,5% Google 97% Leit.is 93% MSN 13,5% Yahoo 62% Meta search engines 1- 4,5% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

18. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s actual knowledge Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

19. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s actual knowledge • Can you find everything on the Internet by using Google (2005)? Yes 14% No 47% Don´t know 39 % Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

20. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s actual knowledge • Are articles found in ProQuest all in full text (2005)? Yes 0,5% No 25% Don´t know 74,5% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

21. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s actual knowledge • Is the following search string an example of narrowed search (2005)? education AND curriculum Yes 24% No 12,5% Don´t know 63,5% Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007

22. Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The librarian´s headache! So what is new? What is next? Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole 2007