Information+Literacy

According to the Final Report of the American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy (1989), the information literate person is, "able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively."

__**SJP Middle States Objective as it Relates to Information Literacy (IL):**__ "By 2014 grade 12 students will demonstrate increased mastery of information literacy skills."  __**[|IL Categories]:**__ (Click on the link for description of each) Developing Topics; Identifying Potential Sources; Developing, Using, and Revising Search Strategies; **Evaluating Sources and Information**; Recognizing How to Use Information Responsibly, Ethically, and Legally

__**How to Get Started:**__
 * Take the IL assessment at [|TRAILS]
 * Look through Penn State's [|Information Literacy and You]
 * Create a [|Moodle] page with useful links for class
 * Create a [|Delicious] account for your class and have students find useful links for class

__**IL Assignment:**__ Evaluate free web sources that you and/or your students find.
 * [|Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages] (Cornell Univ. Libraries)
 * [|Evaluating Web Content-Blogs and Wikis] (Univ. of Albany Libraries)
 * [|ICYouSee: T is for Thinking] (Ithaca College Library)

__**Further Reading:**__  Cabrera, Derek and Laura Colosi. “The Library is the place: knowledge and thinking, thinking and knowledge.” 24-29. __Teacher Librarian__. June 2009.

Howard, Rebecca Moore and Laura Davies. "Plagiarism in the Internet Age." __Educational Leadership.__ 66.6(2009):64-67. 31 Aug 2009. .

__Information Literacy and You.__ 2008. Penn State Univ. Libraries. 30 Aug 2009. .

Killeen, Erlene Bishop. “Yesterday, today, and tomorrow: transitions of the work but not the mission.” 8-13. __Teacher Librarian__. June 2009.__

National Forum on Information Literacy __. 23 Aug 2009. 30 Aug 2009. .

__S.O.S for Information Literacy__. Center for Digital Literacy at Syracuse Univ. 30 Aug 2009. .

Search through Prep Library [|Information Literacy links] on Delicious.