-ACRL Association of College and Research Libraries INFORMATION LITERACY is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information -ACRL Association of College and Research Libraries
Data Smog INFORMATION ANXIETY Overwhelming amounts of information Speed of information pressure to make fast decisions feeling that essential information is missing David Shenk, 1997
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Why are IL skills important? save time and produce superior work
Why are IL skills important? contribute to student success leading to higher rates of retention and graduation
Why are IL skills important? Students develop highly rated workplace skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and e-competencies
Present and Future Now – at the request of faculty or students – haphazard Future – integrated into the curriculum
Information Literacy Plan diverse student population wide variety of programs off and on campus students full and part-time students
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Provides a framework for assessing the information literate individual 5 standards and 22 performance indicators
INFORMATION LITERATE STUDENTS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF BECOMING WORKPLACE READY GRADUATES