If you live/work near Sheffield you may like to attend the following
presentation at 3pm-4pm on Tuesday 27th October 2009. It will be in Room 204,
2nd Floor, Department of Information Studies, Sheffield University, Regent
Court Building, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1, UK. The Google Maps
reference is at http://tinyurl.com/yg32ubp
No need to book in advance. The nearest tram stop is West Street. Any questions
email me. This is a Centre for Information Literacy Research event.
Sophie Bury, Business Librarian, York University, Canada, will present on "An
Investigation of the Information Literacy Instruction Practices, Attitudes and
Knowledge of University Faculty: Results of a Web-based Survey at York
University, Canada".
"This presentation will provide an overview of key findings and recommendations
of a survey of full-time faculty at York University, which investigated their
information literacy instruction practices, attitudes, and knowledge. The
session will also examine the extent to which the findings of this study either
corroborate or differ from results of similar studies uncovered by a recent
review of the LIS literature. Findings regarding faculty perceptions of the
importance of information literacy instruction, and of information literacy
competency levels among students will be discussed. Data regarding levels of
faculty engagement in teaching information literacy competencies, either by
themselves or in collaboration with a librarian, will also be shared. Findings
will also be highlighted regarding the nature of information literacy
instruction typically incorporated within the classroom by faculty, as well as
their general experiences and estimation of it. Results regarding faculty
awareness of, and support for different formats and methods of instruction
delivery will also be summarised. Based on these survey results, the
researcher’s summary of implications for practice and research will be
shared."
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Sheila Webber
Senior Lecturer, Director of Learning & Teaching, Department of Information
Studies, University of Sheffield,
211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK
0114 222 2641
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