Information literacy Using VIKO at NTNU and St. Olav’s Hospital Karen Johanne Buset NTNU Library, Trondheim, Norway

2 Objective In this session we will take a closer look at Information literacy and see how we use an online tutorial for IL in user education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and at St.Olavs Hospital – Trondheim University Hospital

3 Program 1.Information Literacy - definition 2.Why use an online tutorial in user education? 3.VIKO – Your guide to Information Literacy How to develope a web-based tutorial Experiences from use and implementation Cooperation with the University 4.Information Literacy and EBP

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5 Online tutorial – but why ? Quality reform program in Norway The challenge –in offering suitable user education for students –To reach all students, irrespective of library opening hours The answer –develope a web tutorial on information literacy

6 VIKO - Your Guide to Information Literacy Interactive course in information literacy Designed for students at NTNU Provides help in searching for information and writing papers Can be implemented as part of other library and university courses VIKO ver.2 (2007) Subject guides WAI-recommendations

7 VIKO aims to Enhance information literacy at NTNU and St.Olav’s Hospital Increase quality of students’ performance Replace basic-level user education Teach students essay writing and source evaluation techniques Support teachers in student tutoring Prevent plagiarism

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9 Strategies for implementation Implement VIKO in user education at the NTNU Library Introduce VIKO for health care professionals at St.Olavs Hospital Integrate VIKO into NTNU’s e-learning platform

10 Integration of VIKO in user education at the NTNU Library Promotional material distributed to all branch libraries Demonstration of VIKO to all reference and subject librarians Survey to incorporate systematic use of VIKO in NTNU Library’s courses and classes

11 VIKO for the healthcare professionals at St.Olavs Hospital Training based on EBP with systematic use of VIKO during the course –Regular library training classes –Courses at hospital departments Self-tuition –Promotion of VIKO at introductory courses

12 Integration with it’s:learning – NTNU’s e-learning platform VIKO is linked from it’s learning’s homepage promoted as help in writing papers and literature searches recommended in it’s learning classes for teachers teachers are offered help to link VIKO from courses using it’s learning test tool

13 VIKO Subject guides – learning outcome Be familiar with the bibliographical sources within the subject Be able to identify, analyse and critically evaluate information resources Know where to find information sources Know how to use them

14 VIKO Subject guides Pilot project 2007 –3 subject guides (Biology, Scandinavian Studies, Health Education) –Usability test May 2008: –25 VIKO subject guides operative (in norwegian) –Search examples for 30 databases

15 Identify a question or problem Evaluate the outcome Evaluate the research evidence Find the best available evidence Apply the results to a specific population EBP Defining research topic Evaluating information Search for information - books, articles, Internet Apply the results ex writing papers IL (VIKO) EBP vs. Information Literacy

16 Librarians have to be information literate themselves, with a high degree of professional competence; this will make them confident in their abilities to teach, assist and advise others

17 NTNU second largest university in Norway Students: Staff: degrees awarded each year NTNU Library Norway’s oldest academic library (1768- ) 2,7 mill volumes, eBooks eJournals St. Olavs Hospital – Trondheim University Hospital Regional hospital for the Central Norway Beds, somatic: 1053 Beds, psychiatric: 313 Staff: 8691 Photo: Hospital Development Project for Central Norway Photo: NTNU Info/Fjellanger Widerøe Facts