Information Literacy in
Academic Libraries
Scottish Academic Libraries
Co-operative Training Group and CILIP’s Community Services Group’s Information
Literacy Group invite you to a training event for anyone interested in
developing their information literacy (IL) training practices.
Jordanhill Library, Henry
Wood Building, Jordanhill Campus, University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow
Friday 28th April
2006 10am-4pm
Fee:
£45.00
Lunch and refreshments
provided
Programme:
Information literacy: what
is it and why is it important?
Debbi Boden: Faculty Team Leader,
Ruth Stubbings: Academic Services
Manager,
Information literacy is gaining more
prominence amongst librarians in the
* what information literacy means to
them
* whether information literacy is
important
* what should be taught in an
information literacy lecture / course
* who should teach information
literacy
A quick fix for all? –
Embedding IL into the curriculum
Hannah Hough: Senior Learning
Advisor,
Research shows that students are
most likely to engage with IL training when it is embedded within their academic
courses and linked to specific assignments. It would therefore be optimal to
develop a different training session for each student cohort, each year, but
unfortunately this would inevitably be resource-intensive and ultimately
uneconomical. This session discusses the benefits and disadvantages of both
generic and tailored IL support strategies and investigates where the
middle-ground may lie that allows IL trainers to meet the needs of individual
users in an efficient way.
Measuring (or trying to)
information literacy
John Crawford, Library Research
Officer,
Measuring information literacy or
deciding how information literate students are is fraught with difficulties
partly because of the assumptions we tend to have about how students should use
information. The information literacy process varies in different subject areas.
In some subject areas it is implicit in the educational process, in others not.
How do students view sources of information and what motivates students to use
them? Is the University learning environment necessarily the place to look for
the answers? Can we learn lessons from outside formal higher education, from the
workplace and work based learning? The presentation looks at these questions and
attempts to offer some answers.
But we’ve done the library
tour already
Chris Powis, Learning
Support Co-ordinator,
Motivating students to engage with
information literacy can be the most difficult part of the whole process.
This session will look at building a teaching team to embed an understanding of
the importance of information literacy in the wider learning experience and at
practical ways to motivate students once you have their
attention.
Numbers are limited to 25.
To book your place please contact Anabel Marsh, details below, giving your full
name, institution name, postal address, email address, and order number (if
applicable). Please also mention any special requirements, e.g. diet,
access.
NB Anabel is away from 20/3
to 29/3 (inclusive) but will reply to bookings received during that period
immediately on her return.
Cancellation policy:
cancellations less than one week before the event will be charged
for.
Anabel
Marsh
SALCTG
Secretary
Jordanhill
Library
Tel 0141 950
3555
Fax 0141 950
3150