The School Library, Information Literacy, and Society
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The School Library, Information
Literacy, and Society
Presented by Sabrina Riley, MILS
For EDUC478
©2008
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What’s your
perspective?
Concerns of College Faculty
Reading comprehension
Writing skills
Grammar
Punctuation & capitalization
Organization
Research skills
Research question
Interaction with sources
Selecting resources
Academy Student Survey Results
95 students participated
10 academies
1 does not have a library
Academy Student Survey Results
Who staffs your library?
Category
Librarian
Teacher
Students
No Staff
Other
Students Reporting
34
37
26
17
5
Academy Student Survey Results
Which resources are available at your school?
Category
Books
Periodicals
Media
Databases
Internet
Students
Reporting
87
83
40
30
70
Academy Student Survey Results
90 of 91 students
reported writing at
least one research
paper, using these
resources:
Category
Students
Reporting
Books
71
Periodicals
36
Media
13
Databases
19
Internet
86
Academy Student Survey Results
59% reported receiving training in using
library resources
53% have asked a library staff member for
assistance
Academy Staff Survey Results
Six schools responded
2 librarians
2 teachers
2 principals
One reported not having a library
Academy Staff Survey Results
Who staffs your library?
Category
Report
Librarian
0
Teacher
1
Students
2
No Staff
1
Other
3
Academy Staff Survey Results
Which resources are available at your school?
Category
Books
Periodicals
Media
Databases
Internet
Students
Reporting
5
5
4
0
5
Academy Staff Survey Results
5 schools reported requiring 3 or more
research assignments.
Library Instruction
Only a brief introduction to ninth graders.
Nothing formal, but I always try to help them
understand how to use the library better.
4 reported no or gave no response at all.
Academy Staff Survey Results
Use of state-wide databases = 0
Membership in school librarians
professional association = 0
Academy Staff Survey Results
Comments
No internet access until campus network
complete.
Library software (library catalog)
Article indexing
Time management
Additional Issues
Internet usage isn’t limited to libraries
About 90 percent of children and adolescents ages 5–17
(47 million persons) use computers, and about 59
percent (31 million persons) use the Internet.
About three-quarters of 5-year-olds use computers, and
over 90 percent of teens (ages 13–17) do so. About 25
percent of 5-year-olds use the Internet, and this number
rises to over 50 percent by age 9 and to at least 75
percent by ages 15–17.
Matthew DeBell and Chris Chapman, Computer and Internet Use by Children and
Adolescents in 2001: Statistical Analysis Report, National Center for Education Statistics,
October 2003. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2004/2004014.pdf.
Additional Issues
The K-16 disconnect
Elementary and secondary schools have
standards required by law
Tertiary institutions create their own standards
The two aren’t consulting each other
Additional Issues
Dog Year Change (Julie Beth Todarro)
Analogy comparing the rapid pace of change in
technology to the canine life span where one
human year of life equals 7 years for a dog.
Students learn the technology faster than we
do, but are they learning to use the information
wisely and effectively?
Information Literacy
Set of abilities
Recognize when information is needed
Be able to locate, evaluate, and use the information
effectively
Important because both information and
information technology is proliferating and
becoming increasingly complex.
Basis for lifelong learning and common to all
disciplines.
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, Chicago: Association of
College and Research Libraries, 2000.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm
Literacy vs. Fluency
1 a: educated, cultured b: able to read
and write 2 a: versed in literature or
creative writing : literary b: lucid,
polished <a literate essay> c: having
knowledge or competence <computerliterate> <politically literate>
Literacy vs. Fluency
1 a: capable of flowing : fluid b: capable
of moving with ease and grace <the fluent
body of a dancer>2 a: capable of using a
language easily and accurately <fluent in
Spanish> <a fluent writer> b: effortlessly
smooth and flowing : polished <a fluent
performance> <spoke in fluent
English> c: having or showing mastery of
a subject or skill <fluent in mathematics>
Standard 1
The student is who is information literate
accesses information efficiently and
effectively.
Standard 2
The student who is information literate
evaluates information critically and
competently.
Standard 3
The student who is information literate
uses information accurately and creatively.
Standard 4
The student who is an independent learner
is information literate and pursues
information related to personal interests.
Standard 5
The student who is an independent learner
is information literate and appreciates
literature and other creative expressions of
information.
Standard 6
The student who is an independent learner
is information literate and strives for
excellence in information seeking and
knowledge generation.
Standard 7
The student who contributes positively to
the learning community and to society is
information literate and recognizes the
importance of information to a democratic
society.
Standard 8
The student who contributes positively to
the learning community and to society is
information literate and practices ethical
behavior in regard to information and
information technology.
Standard 9
The student who contributes positively to
the learning community and to society is
information literate and participates
effectively in groups to pursue and
generate information.