Although this project is focusing on the USA, I thought that people in the UK would be interested in hearing about it.
Jacqui Weetman DaCosta
Information Literacy Librarian
The College of New Jersey Library
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
Tel: 609-771-2418
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Subject: [ili-l] Project Information Literacy begins phase one
Here is an update from Alison Head about this exciting research project:
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Project Information Literacy (PIL) will move forward this fall after receiving a generous gift from ProQuest to undertake "PIL's First Year Study" (2008-2009). Research activities will include conducting student discussion groups on six U.S. campuses and administering a student survey at three U.S. campuses next spring. PIL will also host a research symposium PIL early next year at University of Washington's iSchool (where PIL is based) to share and discuss some of the preliminary findings from the student discussion groups. If you are interested in receiving updates about the symposium, you can sign up at http://projectinfolit.org/symposium/
PIL is co-directed by Alison Head and Mike Eisenberg. The PIL Team is particularly interested in studying "early adults" (i.e., undergraduates) and their information-seeking behaviors and competencies, as well as the challenges they face with scholarly and "everyday research" (e.g., health and wellness, finance and commerce, news, and politics or policy). The sample will draw from a number of different community colleges, public colleges and universities, and private colleges and universities.
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Nancy O'Hanlon
Coordinator for Teaching & Learning; Professor
The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus
Office: 220C Mason Hall; 614-688-5707
Web: http://library.osu.edu/sites/learn
Blog: http://teachingosulibraries.blogspot.com
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