Information Literacy for Faculty


Information Literacy Defined


Information Literacy Standards

ACRL

NEASC See Standards 7.8, 4.6, 4.18

NCATE See Standard 1, Supporting Explanation
"[Candidates] are able to appropriately and effectively integrate technology and information literacy in instruction to support student learning. They understand the importance of using research in teaching ...."

BSU Core Curriculum on Information Literacy See pages 6, 8, 10

SEMass CONNECT - Information Literacy Document


Library Instruction at BSU

Library Instruction Program Request Form (all programs except Education)
For education library instruction classes, contact the Educational Resource Center at 508-531-1304.

Library Instruction Brochure

Library Instruction in the Educational Resource Center


Assessment Tools

TRAILS: Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
A free assessment "with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards." Although this assessment was created for younger students, it is quite good and worth taking a look at.

Project SAILS (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) (fee-based, institution-wide)

Assessments produced by various institutions can be found by doing a Google search on
<+"information literacy" +assessment site:"edu">


Other Information Literacy Websites

National Forum on Information Literacy
Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Information Literacy
Project Information Literacy
SOS for Information Literacy
UNESCO - Information and Media Literacy

 

Information Literacy and Library Tutorials Page

Last Modified: January 3, 2012