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Above you will find a file with interesting articles on IL from the Library website.

Questions that can serve as a model to our quiz (from the book "Hands-On Information Literacy Activities", by Jane Birks and Fiona Hunt). I know that they are not directly connected to our goal, but, still, it's something we should take a look at:

Who can name the librarians in the library? Who can list three rules of the library? Who knows what a library catalog is? Who knows what a Boolean operator is? Who knows how a database is different from the Internet? Who knows what a bibliography is? Who knows why you should create a bibliography? Who has successfully used a database to find information? Who can list three things to look for when evaluating a Web page? Who knows what a "search string" is? Who likes doing research? Who knows what "information literacy" is?

[|Big6 Related National and State Standards Articles and Links]
http://www.big6.com/category/national-state-local-standards/



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FROM DR. BUNN: More on Eisenberg's work: http://www.big6.com/

This article compares the big 6 with the ALA standards!!!

I found the link to big6.com and the article by using this website: http://delicious.com/

2. We plan to use this tool to make our quiz: [|www.esurveyspro.com]

In my ENG 102 class, I was to do an annotated bibliography on a subject related to another class I am currently enrolled in. I chose to research about Information Literacy and I found sources that we can use on our quiz:

Information Literacy: An Annotated Bibliography This article presents information on how the University of Windsor uses two programs, named Ways of Knowing (WOK), taught in the first year of college, and Mentorship and Learning (ML), taught in the senior year, in applying the concepts related to information literacy. The main objective of these courses is to gather instructors’ and librarians’ collaboration in order to improve students’ skills on information literacy.
 * Bolton, Tamsi, Tina Pugliese and Jill Singleton-Jackson. “Advancing the promotion of information literacy through peer-led learning.” //Communication in information literacy.// 3 (2009): 20-30. Web. 22 Jan. 2010. **

The relevance of this text lies on the chance to learn from the experience that the above university had when implemented these programs, which helps readers increase knowledge on information literacy and encourages the creation of similar programs.

In this chapter, the authors explain the concept of information literacy according to the American Library Association, defining it as the ability of accessing and using information sources in the current technological environment. Three information literacy standards for student learning are presented, providing readers with details about literate students. The authors develop their ideas around the following key words: location, evaluation and use of information. These ideas were developed for the creation of an inquiry program presented by the authors. This source is very useful in the study of information literacy because the guided inquiry program is transferable to other situations regarding information use and its content is presented with details that increase the knowledge about the theme.
 * Kuhlthau, Carol C., Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari. "Information Literacy Through Guided Inquiry." //Guided inquiry: learning in the 21st century.// Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. Print. **

In this article, Scott McLeod points out that most college professors are unprepared for implementing digital technologies in their classes. He affirms that current classes consist of lectures and discussions, which do not generally include technology tools. Besides, he affirms that faculty members focus on their freedom, meaning that they do not always want to use technology in their instructions while students, on the other hand, are immersed in this digital era and take videos, wikis and other tools for granted. Despite of McLeod's exaggeration in generalizing that college professors are tech-phobic, his arguments can be related to information literacy, since this article involves the perception of a digital era where technology leads to the spread of information
 * McLeod, Scott. "Our Ethical Obligation: students are unimpressed by tech-phobic professors." //Technology and Learning//__.__ 28 (2007): 38. Print. **

Teresa Neely, an expert in Information Literacy, emphasizes the importance of the concept of information literacy and of the standards on academic libraries, that were developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). She points out students’ need to be familiar with these standards in order to manage information effectively and, then, to succeed academically. Neely lists these standards and explains each one in a specific chapter, which makes her work very enlightening. This book is relevant on the referred subject because it allows readers to understand better the concept of information literacy. Moreover, Neely presents new discussions that the ACRL standards do not cover.
 * Neely, Teresa Y. //Information Literacy Assessment: standards-based tools and assignments.// Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. Print. **



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 * Brainstorming questions:**

1. Are you familiar with the term information literacy (IL)? 2. What does this term make you think about? 3. Why do you think information is important? 4. How can you recognize if an information is reliable? 5. Which kind of sources do you use to locate the information you need? 6. How often do you use the college library's resources? 7. Do you know how to use them? 8. What are the structures and main services of the Internet? 9. How experienced are you with efficiently exploiting the operating system of a personal computer for purposes, like managing folders and files? 10. Do you feel confident when asked to do research? 11. Do you understand what the university offers involving IL? 12. How are your skills towards the use of computers? 13. How often do you use computers for learning purposes? 14. Are you confident about your Information and Communication Technologies's skills?

Deanna and Danny,

These are the next tasks, discussed on January 28, that I mentioned on the e-mail I sent you:
 * **First of all**: find more articles on how IL has been measured by other researchers;
 * Divide the questions according to the steps determined by the Big Six (steps located on the top of this page);
 * Key-terms to be searched through the questionnaire: Measuring the **skills/abilities/knowledge** on **IL - confidence on computer/IL skills** - **self-efficacy** **on computer/IL skills;**
 * Decide which types of questions we are going to use (yes/no, multiple choice, likert-type).