Information Literacy News

New book - Exploring Methods in Information Literacy Research

ruth.stubbings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:53:05 GMT

There is a new book that concentrates on developing research techniques in the information literacy field.

Suzanne Lipu, Kirsty Williamson and Annemaree Lloyd (eds.) (2007) Exploring Methods in Information Literacy Research. Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies No. 28.
ISBN 978 1876938 61 1

For more information see: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/CIS/3356/index.htm

ISCop - Irish reuseable IL learning objects

ruth.stubbings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:46:54 GMT

The Information Skills Community of Practice (ISCoP) was recently launched in Dublin. The repository will be home to RLOs to support the teaching of information literacy. The ISCoP RLOs will only be available to members of that community.

Internet Detective - Welsh version now available

ruth.stubbings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:24:25 GMT

Intute has launched a Welsh translation of the “Internet Detective” tutorial as a free download for universities and colleges to make available via their Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs).

The new Welsh translation and download files were generously provided by staff from the eLearning and translation departments at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, and while created for Moodle, should also be suitable for use in other VLE software.

Download the Welsh VLE version “Gwe-dditectif” from:
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/downloads.html (Simply download the zip file into Moodle and unzip from within the site.  Then “add a file or website” with the file “index_w” as the target ? there is an index file for each of the sections of the tutorial in their respective folders).

Journal - new issue of the Australian Library Journal is available

ruth.stubbings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:04:10 GMT

A new issue of the Australian Library Journal is now available.

It contains several articles on information literacy. These include:

Workplace information literacy for administrative staff in higher education by Mark Hepworth and Marian Smith
Understanding and practice of information literacy in Australian government libraries by Jennifer Kirton, Lyn Barham and Sean Brady
Systems thinking: an approach for advancing workplace information literacy by Mary M Somerville and Zaana Howard.
Information literacy and the public library: we've talked the talk, but are we walking the walk? by Jane Harding
ESL Library Skills: an information literacy program for adults with low levels of English literacy by Katrina Macdonald.

To subscribe to ALJ and get your own copy of the IL special issue go to http://alia.org.au/publishing/subscriptions.html

Journal - new issue of SCONUL Focus is available

ruth.stubbings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:33:23 GMT

A new issue of SCONUL Focus (number 43, Spring 2008) is now available.

It contains several articles on information literacy. These include:

Reflections in Wonderland by Alison ('Wynne Merlin'), Mary ('Merry Mayo') Hudson.
The Library Game - using creative games technology to develop the library, learning and information skills of our students - the story so far by Simon Ngozi Okolo, Elias Pimenidis, Professor Andrew McDonald
IL at eye level: Cardiff's Handbook for information literacy teaching comes to your screen by Jessica Gaunt, Nigel Morgan (Chair of the HILT Group), Rowland Somers, Rosemary Soper, Erica Swain
Going Greek: introducing the Cephalonian method at WIT libraries by Nora Hegarty
Guides at the side: developing Informs through community collaboration by Lisa Charnock

Communications in Information Literacy - Call for papers for themed issue

ruth.stubbings — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:01:15 GMT

The journal Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) ia planning to publish a special issue on assessment in information literacy instruction in October 2009.

Deadline for submission is Friday, May 1, 2009.

Further details are available from the CIL website.

Communications in Information Literacy: Vol 2 Issue 1 now available

ruth.stubbings — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:50:10 GMT

Volume 2, Issue 1 of Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) is now available.

Contents include:

Teaching Matters: Developing as a Teacher/Librarian. Web 2.0: Opportunities for Information Literacy Instruction by Patrick P. Ragains

First-Year Writing Teachers, Perceptions of Students’ Information Literacy Competencies, and a Call for a Collaborative Approach by Elizabeth Joy Birmingham, Luc Chinwongs, Molly Flaspohler, Carly Hearn, Danielle Kvanvig, Ronda Portmann

Teaching Near The Edge of Chaos: Dynamic Systems, Student Choices and Library Research by Robert Hautala, Bryan Miyagishima I

nformation Literacy Education in the UK: Reflections on Perspectives and Practical Approaches of Curricular Integration by Susie Andretta, Alison Pope, Geoff Walton

Development and Evolution of an Information Literacy Course for a Doctor of Chiropractic Program by Phyllis June Harvey, Karen Jo Goodell

Information Literacy Practitioner Award - Call for nominations now open

ruth.stubbings — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:43:37 GMT

The CSG Information Literacy Group are pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the Information Literacy Practioner Award.

The award is designed to reward an individual or group of individuals who use inventive intiatives to develop people's information literacy skills.

Further information is available from the LILAC 2009 website.

New book - Information Literacy Education: A Process Approach. Professionalising the Pedagogical Role of Academic Libraries

ruth.stubbings — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:37:25 GMT

A new book aimed at improving librarians pedagogic knowledge.

Marie Carme Torras i Calvo, Tove Pemmer Sætre, Elisabeth T. Rafste. (2008) Information Literacy Education: A Process Approach. Professionalising the Pedagogical Role of Academic Libraries. Oxford: Chandos.

An abtract is available at http://www.chandospublishing.com/chandos_publishing_record_detail.php?ID=195

Journal - new issue of C&RL News now available

ruth.stubbings — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:49:03 GMT

A new issue of College & Research Librariries (C&RL) News, October 2008 is now available. It includes an item on IL and Teaching:

Gaming and learning: Winning information literacy collaboration by Marsha Spiegelman and Richard Glass.