OLIS planned, organized, and sponsored this event!
The OLIS PD Panel Prof. Mary MacDonald URI Libraries Amanda Richman Rhode Island Hospital Library Prof. Cheryl A. McCarthy URI-GSLIS Jen Thomas High School Librarian Julie Holden Cranston Public Library
Why? Goals of PD Workshop Present best practices of information literacy instruction Engage Participants in Round Table Discussions Provide facilitators and note takers to add to the LibGuide Share ideas for future PD and collaboration across libraries
LibGuide for Communication and Collaboration
Success of PD Workshop: Participation with Facilitators and Note Takers! Patricia Brennan, RIC Library Amanda Izenstark, URI Libraries
Round Table Discussion Topics: 1. Information Literacy Continuum K Are You Ready for the Common Core? 3. Free and Cool Tech Tools 4. Finding and Evaluating Health Information 5. Marketing Your Invisible Resources
Information Literacy Across Rhode Island Can we do it? Yes, we can! It exists and we can build more bridges! School Libraries: over 300 in RI Academic Libraries: 11 in RI Public Libraries: 39 Cities and Towns in RI Special Libraries: All types including hospital, law libraries, corporate libraries, historical libraries, museum libraries, and other special libraries
Best Practices: Sharing Ideas and Program Models Building Bridges Mission Goals Services Pedagogy
Outcomes: Sustainability Keeping the conversation moving forward! Conveners and participants shared hopes to sustain and nurture ideas Plans simmering for new adventures!
Outcomes: ILART Information Literacy Action Round Table (ILART) RILA as state-wide umbrella for librarians Information Literacy Proclamation Project October Celebration of IL Month- Governors Proclamation
ILART Events! What Do College Professors Expect? Building Bridges Articulating ACRL Framework Threshold Concepts
ILART: How can we build capacity?
Things To Consider How can we help librarians embrace the role of teaching information literacy in all types of libraries or should we? How can we become more effective teachers of information literacy in all types of libraries?
Your Questions?
Thank You! Cheryl A. McCarthy Mary C. MacDonald
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References Pennsylvania Libraries. (2014) PA Forward. Information Literacy sponsored by the Pennsylvania Library Association. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from Rhode Island Department of Education. (2014) Transition to the Common Core State Standards CCSS and to PARCC. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from Rhode Island Library Association. (2014) RILA Constitution Article XI.: Information Literacy Action Round Table (ILART) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from School Librarians of Rhode Island. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from Were All In It Together: Connecting Reference & Information Literacy Across All Rhode Island Libraries. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from