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Sharing Flemish expertise in Information Literacy training with Southern partners By Fredrick Otike Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Kenya 2 July.

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1 Sharing Flemish expertise in Information Literacy training with Southern partners By Fredrick Otike Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Kenya 2 July 20151

2 Dedan Kimathi University of Technology 2 July 20152

3 Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Library 3 rd Best Academic Library in Kenya-2014 2 July 20153

4 Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Students population- 6,000 Staff-400 Location Nyeri County-Kenya Foot of Mt. Kenya 2 July 20154

5 University Library Entrance 2 July 20155

6 Information Literacy Training at DeKUT 2 July 20156

7 Information literacy encompasses Computer Literacy Information researching Information understanding Information creation Collaboration with others through communication 2 July 20157

8 Definition Information Literacy is the ability or skills required to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and effectively share that information. 2 July 20158

9 How are the patrons informed about and trained in Information Literacy Training 2 July 20159

10 Library Orientation Induction Schedule Library Memos/Notices Website listing Emails. Short Messaging Services (SMS) Social Media (Face book page) Lecture/Class announcements 2 July 201510

11 Conducting Information Literacy Training Library Orientation Literacy class Brochures, banners and flyers Library Website Communication skills classes Videos, PowerPoint Presentations 2 July 201511

12 Workshops/short trainings 2 July 201512

13 Additional for librarians Library Association Participating in E-journal Webinar E-resource training portal 2 July 201513

14 Training Tutorial Materials Handout materials Power point presentation Video presentation Tutorials from other institutions e.g. Zotero, http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/QuickStart/;jsessionid=MDILJBIOJLOK http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/QuickStart/;jsessionid=MDILJBIOJLOK 2 July 201514

15 Information Literacy & the curriculum Integrated with Curriculum Requirement by the CUE. Proposed Information Literacy and Competency Curriculum for Universities 2 July 201515

16 problems Experienced in Information Literacy Training? Target Audience Library Orientation Low Bandwidth connectivity 2 July 201516

17 Problems Experienced in Information Literacy Training? Lack of trained personnel. Information Overload Feedback and Quick online assistance Limited time 2 July 201517

18 Proposed improvements Training and skilled personnel Mobile pairing device Develop a quick feedback Mechanism Categorization of information 2 July 201518

19 Proposed Improvements Packaging of training information Social network account Alert services Resource information for the week 2 July 201519

20 Training Evaluation? 2 July 201520

21 Training Evaluation Examination/tests Questionnaires Comments and complain books Social Media 2 July 201521

22 2 July 201522


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