Web Directory

» 'Library Guy' Keith Stanger's Home Port
   Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
   http://www.keithstanger.com/

» 21st Century Information Fluency Project
   Designed to train users in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
   http://21cif.com/

» A Collaborative Approach to Information Literacy in the Freshman Seminar
   This article discusses the collaboration between the Libraries and the Freshman Seminar Program at Washington State University. Many goals related to information literacy competencies as defined by the library and higher education associations are met thr
   http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2456may.htm

» Big6: The Big6 Skills Information Problem-Solving Approach
   The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
   http://www.big6.com/

» Bringing Instructional Activities under an Information Literacy Umbrella
   Article describes ways that information literacy can be placed within the higher education curriculum.
   http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/cho24653j.htm

» Building Information Literacy
   Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). Includes a
   http://www.edu.pe.ca/bil/

» Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context
   Article on how instructors can teach problem and information literacy skills to students when they are using technology.
   http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/skills.htm

» Critical Thinking in an Online World
   Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
   http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/jones.html

» DOT@MAC (Digital Online Tutorial at McMaster University)
   Self-paced, interactive tutorial for information literacy designed to develop information and research skills.
   http://dotatmac.mcmaster.ca/

» Dalhousie University Libraries - Information Literacy Tutorials
   Self-paced tutorials, 8 in all, covering core facets of researching. The free Authorware Web Player plugin (from Macromedia) is required for viewing.
   http://infolit.library.dal.ca/tutorials/

» Enhancing Information Literacy: A Practical Exemplar
   This case-study outlines a teaching partnership between library and academic staff at the University of Waikato. It describes the strategies adopted to develop greater student information literacy and knowledge of source materials; and demonstrates the in
   http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2458may.htm

» Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction
   Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
   http://www.libraryinstruction.com/evaluating.html

» Guidelines for Effective Library Assignments
   Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
   http://gort.ucsd.edu/dtweedy/EffectiveAssignments.html

» Information Literacy
   Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
   http://www.libraryinstruction.com/infolit2.html

» Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education
   Learn about information literacy and how it is being taught in higher education.
   http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/information.htm

» Information Literacy Land of Confusion
   Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
   http://www.information-literacy.net/

» Information Literacy Program
   University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.
   http://www.louisville.edu/infoliteracy/

» Information Literacy Toolkit: Meeting the Challenge of a Large Research University
   Article examines the results of an information literacy program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
   http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2234z02.htm

» Information Literacy and Teacher Education
   Reasons why teachers and teacher education students should learn about information literacy.
   http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/information.htm

» Information Literacy: Learning How to Learn
   Article which examines how information literacy is teaching students how to learn to learn.
   http://www.ri.net/RITTI_Fellows/Barton/infolit.html

» Information Literacy: The Web is not an Encyclopedia
   Provides a list of guidelines to help users to identify internet-based resources of value to meet their information needs.
   http://www.oit.umd.edu/units/web/literacy/

» Information literacy - Wikipedia
   Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy

» Instruction and Training at University of Oregon Libraries
   Describes opportunities for students, faculty and staff to become familiar with the libraries' spaces and services, improve research skills, learn about technology, and investigate the information environment.
   http://libweb.uoregon.edu/instruct/

» LOEX Clearinghouse
   Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
   http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html

» Library Instruction: A Resource Guide
   From Syracuse University Library.
   http://libwww.syr.edu/instruction/staff/resources.htm

» National Educational Technology Standards for Students
   The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States.
   http://cnets.iste.org/students/

» Paths to Understanding
   This article discusses the information-seeking behavior of students in a large urban university and the impact that behavior can have on the development and delivery of instructional and reference services.
   http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2449may.htm

» Promoting Health Information Literacy
   Article from Academic Exchange Quarterly which discusses ways that librarians can collaborate with health science faculty to teach information literacy to students.
   http://www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/mo2283fe04.htm

» S.O.S for Information Literacy
   Multimedia resource for educators, that promises to make a significant contribution to enhancing the teaching of information literacy skills to children.
   http://www.informationliteracy.org/

» TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
   An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutori
   http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

» The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: a Preliminary Summary of the Research
   Summarizes the proceedings of two major conferences, the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat VI and the International Association School Librarianship conference. In addition, the authors look at the entire history of information literacy and bring togethe
   http://witloof.sjsu.edu/courses/250.loertscher/modelloer.html

» The National Forum on Information Literacy
   A source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
   http://www.infolit.org/

» Understanding Information Literacy
   Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning.
   http://www.libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html

» YCP Information Literacy E-Text
   Textbook at York College of Pennsylvania. Breaks down information literacy into three main sections: Locate, Evaluate, and Use Effectively. Each section is subdivided into specific issues surrounding these aspects of information literacy and provides many
   http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/etext/ethome.html