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General information Literacy Developments June 24, 2008

General information Literacy Developments June 24, 2008. Grace F. Bulaong Library Director New Jersey City University. OVERVIEW. GENERAL INFORMATION LITERACY DEVELOPMENTS. I.INTRODUCTION II. INFORMATION LITERACY AND TEACHING III. INFORMATION LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT

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General information Literacy Developments June 24, 2008

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  1. General information Literacy Developments June 24, 2008 Grace F. Bulaong Library Director New Jersey City University

  2. OVERVIEW GENERAL INFORMATION LITERACY DEVELOPMENTS I.INTRODUCTION II. INFORMATION LITERACY AND TEACHING III. INFORMATION LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT IV. INFORMATION LITERACY AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY USE V. INFORMATION LITERACY AS MAIN FUTURE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY

  3. I. INTRODUCTION

  4. NEED FOR INFORMATION LITERACY • PERVASIVE IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY • INTERNATIONAL (IFLA INSTRUCTION SECTION, INFOLIT GLOBAL) • IMPACT ON NATIONAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT • REQUIREMENT FOR A TRULY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY • INDIVIDUAL SELF ACTUALIZATION, HUMANISTIC, SOCIAL

  5. B.BASIC TO LIBRARIANSHIP • SCHOOL LIBRARIES • ACADEMIC LIBRARIES • PUBLIC LIBRARIES • SPECIAL LIBRARIES

  6. II. INFORMATION LITERACY AND TEACHING

  7. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION NOW INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION • EMPHASIS ON CRITICAL THINKING AND EVALUATION • TEACHING, LEARNING STYLES, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES • FOCUS ON RESULTING WORK AFTER INFORMATION IS GATHERED • INCLUSION OF ETHICS IN INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS

  8. B. NEW ENHANCED ROLE FOR LIBRARIES • ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONSUSING CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES: DIGITIZATION, ETC. • ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, ETC. BEING TAKEN OVER BY SEARCH ENGINES (GOOGLE), ONLINE ASK A LIBRARIAN, ETC. 3. NO OTHER INSTITUTION IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING FOR SELF HELP IN INFORMATION SEEKING

  9. III. INFORMATION LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT

  10. A.ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES • FEW INSTITUTIONS ARE NOW CONSIDERED INTRINSICALLY GOOD/VALUABLE INCLUDING EDUCATION • ACADEMIC, SCHOOL, AND ORGANIZATION/COMMERCIAL (SPECIAL) LIBRARIES ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE

  11. B. ASSESSMENT AS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASUREMENT PROCESS • U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION HOLDING EDUCATION SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE • “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” HAS NOT IMPROVED STUDENT RANKING: DISLODGING OF U.S. FROM NO.1 IN THE WORLD • ASSESSMENT AS PROCESS: NOT INPUTS, BUT OUTCOMES • USED BY ALL U.S. GENERAL POSTSECONDARY ACCREDITING AGENCIES

  12. LIBRARIES AS PART OF INSTITUTIONS ARE CONSTRAINED TO USE ASSESSMENT TO CONTRIBUTE ACCOUNTABILITY DATA • NOT NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONS BUT STUDENT LEARNING • LIBRARIES DO NOT SEE RESULTS (STUDENT CLASS DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS) • PRE AND POST INSTRUCTION FEEDBACK, FOCUS GROUPS, GENERAL SURVEYS ON INFORMATION LITERACY D. ACRL INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION LITERACY ASSESSMENT IMMERSION PROGRAM

  13. IV. INFORMATION LITERACY AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY USE

  14. LIBRARIES AS PIONEER CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY USERS • LIBRARIES AUTOMATED LONG BEFORE CAMPUS ENTERPRISE, COURSE MANAGEMENT, LEARNING MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SYSTEMS • LIBRARIES WITH WELL DEVELOPED WEB/HOME PAGES, INSTRUCTIONS, TUTORIALS, GUIDES, INTERNET LINKS, ASK A LIBRARIAN 24/7, AND OTHER SERVICES 3. HUNDREDS OF LIBRARY PURCHASED SUBSCRIPTION FULL-TEXT DATABASES, E-BOOKS, E-JOURNALS, E-DOCUMENTS ACCESSIBLE TO UNIVERSITY USERS, ON-CAMPUS AND CAMPUS 4. INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION CLASSES PROVIDED BY LIBRARIES

  15. WEB 2.0 AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS SLOWLY BEING USED IN INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION 1. WIKIS, WIKIPEDIA, BLOGS, RSS, BEYOND GOOGLE 2. POTENTIAL: SIMULATION AND GAMES, VIRTUAL REALITY: SECOND LIFE 3. SEMANTIC WEB, HAPTIC AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS OF TEXT/IMAGE

  16. VISUAL/AURAL=IMAGE/SOUND, COLLABORATION, AND MILLENNIALS • LESS TEXTUAL, MORE AUDIO-VISUAL (EX. Animated Tutorial Sharing Project =ANTS, LION TV, FLICKR, YOUTUBE) • COLLABORATIVE; MORE GROUP, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE 3. MILLENNIALS: MORE EXPOSED TO TECHNOLOGY

  17. V. INFORMATION LITERACY AS MAIN FUTURE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY

  18. A. INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY 1. ACRL INFORMATION LITERACY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 2. ADS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY/ INSTRUCTION LIBRARIANS, INCLUDING COORDINATORS OF INSTRUCTION 3.INCREASING AWARENESS OF INFORMATION LITERACY NEED IN EDUCATION

  19. B. CRUCIAL IN SURVIVAL OF LIBRARIES AS INSTITUTIONS 1. ONGOING USE OF LIBRARIES AS PLACE 2. LIBRARY STACKS AS ILLUSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION 3. HOLISTIC RATHER THAN FRAGMENTED VIEW 4. INFORMATION LITERACY CONTRIBUTES TO LIFELONG LEARNING, CRUCIAL FOR SURVIVAL IN THIS INFORMATION AGE C. CONTINUING NEED FOR LIBRARIES TO ADAPT TO TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SOCIETAL CHANGE

  20. THE END Presented by Ms. Grace F. Bulaong June 24, 2008

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