SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information Literacy Skills - the link between secondary and tertiary education Christine Irving Glasgow Caledonian University

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Presentation overview Background Desk Based Research Project –Aims and Objectives –Outcomes –Advisory Group –Partners Contact Details

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Glasgow Caledonian University Electronic Information Services (EIS) usage by staff and students at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) LIRG (Library and Information Research Group) /SCONUL Value and Impact study Drumchapel Project - Study of ICT skills among pupils in a secondary school in a deprived area of Glasgow 2003

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information Literacy Initiatives National Initiatives in Scotland Practitioner Activities National Strategies and Declarations Research Projects

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information Literacy strategies and declarations UK lagging behind the US and Australia 2003 Prague Declaration Towards an Information Literate Society ragueNewsRelease.doc CILIP Information Literacy Group Defining information literacy for the UK ve/archive2005/janfeb/armstrong.htm

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information literacy definition for the UK Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner. CILIP Information Literacy Group

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information Literacy Skills or Competencies Definition implies several skills (or competencies) required if an individual is to be information-literate - an understanding of: a need for information the resources available how to find information the need to evaluate results how to work with or exploit results ethics and responsibility of use how to communicate or share your findings how to manage your findings

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Information Literacy models IL models e.g. –PLUS model, Big 6, Big Blue Connect –SCONUL Seven Pillars dearth of frameworks derived from the models which are directly curriculum based

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Teachers and pupils’ information literacy skills reflected in several research studies Robert Gordon University – Dorothy Williams Teachers’ conceptions of information literacy in relation to their classroom practice Universities of Sheffield Webber and Strathclyde – Sheila Webber & Bill Johnston UK academics' conceptions of, and pedagogy for, information literacy

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Project Aims and Objectives innovative one year national pilot project which will develop curriculum based IL frameworks with secondary and tertiary partners which, at the end of the project, can be rolled out to other participants. to produce secondary school leavers with a skill set which further and higher education can recognise and develop or which can be applied to the world of work directly.

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Specific objectives Identify student information literacy skills they bring to university IL skills mapping exercise 5 -14, , HE Convert identified IL skills an IL framework extending from secondary into higher education pilot and test developed framework Identify barriers to and constraints on the development of a national IL framework Test the link between IL, progression, and retention and the employability agenda

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Outcomes Develop a viable, tested and piloted draft framework Creation of expertise which can be rolled out further in secondary and tertiary sectors Contribute to: –curriculum development in Scotland –the teaching and learning of IL skills within education –the understanding of the role of IL in the progression / retention and employability agendas –IL research within tertiary and secondary education –the development of the secondary / tertiary interface by encouraging partnership activity

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Project Advisory Group FE library representative HE IL expert Learning and Teaching Scotland Local Authority Education Resource Service IL expert School library representative Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC)

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Project Partners Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities North Ayrshire Council and The City of Edinburgh Council Education Resource Services Doon Academy, Govan High School, Firrhill High School and St. Augustine’s University of Abertay Learning and Teaching Scotland GAPS (General Academic and Professional Services) Department GCU

SFEU 2005 Libnet Conference Contact Details Christine Irving Research Assistant / Project Officer (part-time) Information literacy skills - the link between secondary and tertiary education Learner Services Glasgow Caledonian University Room RS305 6 Rose Street Glasgow G3 6RB Tel: