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Information Literacy Assignments That Work!

This guide is intended to provide faculty some resources for incorporating information literacy concepts into their courses and/or existing assignments.

Additional Resources

Articles:

Bowles-Terry, Melissa, Erin Davis, & Wendy Holliday (2010). "'Writing Information Literacy' revisited: Application of theory to practice in the classroom." Reference & User Services Quarterly 49(3): 225-230. Web.  http://www.rusq.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/RUSQ49n3_04_bowles.pdf

Head, Alison, and Eisenberg, Michael (2009). "Finding context: What today's college students say about conducting research in the digital age." Project Information Literacy. Web. http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_ProgressReport_2_2009.pdf

Isbell, Denis (2008). "What happens to your research assignment at the library?" College Teaching (56)1: 3-6. Web. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31161337&site=ehost-live

Kolowich, Steve (29 September 2010). "Searching for better research habits." Inside Higher Ed. Web. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/29/search

Mahaffy, Mardi (2006). "Encouraging critical thinking in student library research: An application of national standards." College Teaching (54)4: 324-327. Web. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23337669&site=ehost-live

 

Faculty Resources:

Spokane Community College Library (2010). "Faculty Toolkit for Teaching Information Literacy." http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?libinfolittk

Highline Communicy College Library (2010). "Information Literacy Toolkit." http://flightline.highline.edu/il/AssignmentsandSyllabiSamples.htm

Seattle Central Community College Library (2010). "Faculty Resources: Information Literacy." http://libguides.seattlecentral.edu/faculty

 

Websites:

Project Information Literacy: http://projectinfolit.org/ 

Project Information Literacy is a national study about early adults and their information-seeking behaviors, competencies, and the challenges they face when conducting research in the digital age.

National Forum on Information Literacy: http://infolit.org/

Visual Map of IL Resources & Tools: http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=b93aa8ef223445ff8919191fbc3ed23c