pintiniblog - information_literacy

Information literacy (12/11/08)

noreply@ (pintini) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:24:14 +0100

- Giglia, E. (2007) PubMed at its best. Useful skills to perform an effective search, save it and automatically receive updates . Europa Medicophyisica 43(3):pp. 427-437.
(déposé sur E-LIS, 23/10/08)

- Teens and Their Technologies in High School and College: Implications for Teaching and Learning
(source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 26/10/08 / sur abonnement)
"This paper presents the findings of two surveys comparing the frequency and use of various digital and communication technologies by high school and college students. Differences between populations, implications for teaching, and questions for further study are explored. Results suggest high school teens may bring facility with newer technologies to college."

- Communications in Information Literacy
Le dernier n° (vol. 2, n° 1, 2008) est en ligne.

- Social Media and Education: The Conflict Between Technology and Institutional Education, and the Future
(source: Educause, 29/10/08)

- Tomorrow's Students, Today's K–12 Digital Learners: Are You Ready for Them?
(source: Educause, 30/10/08)
"Since 2003, the Speak Up National Research Project has collected authentic feedback about technology and education from over 1.1 million K–12 students. Learn about the expectations of today's digital learners for 21st-century learning environments, and how you can be prepared to address the technology needs of your future students."

- Driving Substantive Teaching and Learning Improvement Using the Five Sloan-C Pillars of Quality
(source: Educause, 31/10/08)
"Instructional technology solutions can help educational institutions achieve substantive teaching and learning improvement if they are theoretically grounded, focused on achieving clear goals (using one or more of the five Sloan-C pillars of quality), designed to accomplish those goals, and evaluated based on their attainment of those goals."

- A Guide to free ebooks
(source: Springfield Township High School)

Are you a digital native?

noreply@ (pintini) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:47:33 +0100

Digital Natives est un projet réunissant des chercheurs du Berkman Center for Internet & Society (Harvard) et le Research Center for Information Law (St Gallen, Suisse).

"Are all youth digital natives? Simply put, no. Though we frame digital natives as a population “born digital,” not all youth are digital natives. Digital natives share a common global culture that is defined not by age, strictly, but by certain attributes and experiences related to how they interact with information technologies, information itself, one another, and other people and institutions. Those who were not "born digital" can be just as connected, if not more so, than their younger counterparts. And not everyone born since, say, 1980, happens to be a digital native. Part of the challenge of this research is to understand the dynamics of who exactly is, and who is not, a digital native, and what that means.
The focus of this research is on exploring the impacts of this generational demarcation between those born with these technologies and those who were not. The project will address the issues and benefits of this digital media landscape and gain valuable insight into how digital natives make sense of their experiences online. This information will help us make recommendations to educators and legislators in a way that supports young people and harnesses the exciting possibilities their digital fluency presents."

Via ILW

Information literacy (15/10/08)

noreply@ (pintini) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:45:53 +0200

- Students' use of Web literacy skills and strategies: searching, reading and evaluating Web information
(source: Information Research, vol. 13, n° 3, sept. 08)
"Introduction. This article reports on the adequacy and specific characteristics of 5th grade students' use of Web literacy skills and strategies after completing a programme in which these skills and strategies were the focus of attention.
Method. Data were collected from twenty-one student pairs' Web use during six assignments, and recorded with help of Camtasia screen recording software. The students' dialogues as well as their screen behaviour were transcribed.
Analysis. The quantitative part of the analysis focused on the extent of students' use of Web strategies and on the adequacy of those strategies, for which we constructed an adequacy index. The qualitative part of the analysis focused on the adequacy of Web strategies. Methods of data reduction, comparison and contrast were applied.
Results. The students' strategy use is characterized by differences in adequacy both between and within assignments. This can partly be explained by differences in students' use of searching, reading and evaluating skills and partly by specific patterns underlying their Web strategy use such as flexibility, impulsiveness and a tendency to look only for 'one right answer'. The reflective use of Web literacy skills in particular seems to determine students' adequacy."

- Information literacy education: Applications of mediated learning and multiple intelligences
(source: Library & Information Science Research, vol. 30, n° 3, sept. 2008, pp. 195-206 / sur abonnement)
"Research has shown that mastering information literacy (IL) competencies helps students perform better academically or otherwise. However, there is limited evidence that indicates a relationship between IL teaching methods and IL competencies. This study investigates the impact of IL teaching that incorporates appropriate pedagogical approaches on students' applicability of IL competencies. The study was carried out in four secondary schools in Singapore. Students were organized into groups of five and were assigned a group project. Those in the experimental sub-clusters were exposed to various intervention approaches, while the control sub-clusters were left on their own to carry out the project. Three independent, neutral teacher-examiners evaluated the results of the group reports and projects. The results showed significant differences in the achievements of students in the experimental groups that underwent both interventions as compared to the control groups."

- Google in the Research and Teaching of Instruction Librarians
(source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 09/10/08)
"This exploratory study assesses the differences and similarities between how instruction librarians in Western Canada use Google and how they instruct students to use it. Survey results indicate that these librarians do use Google but can be influenced by faculty to present Google negatively to students."

- Internet for Image Searching
(source: Intute, 14/10/08)
Un tutoriel d'Intute pour la recherche d'images sur le web.

Information literacy (25/09/08)

noreply@ (pintini) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:44:15 +0200

- 100 Useful, Free Web Tools for Lifelong Learners
(source: Eduk8 / via iLibrarian, 11/09/08)

- Potential and issues of Web 2.0
(source: ILW, 15/09/08 / présentation)

- Training The Trainers workshop
(source: ILW, 17/09/08 / présentations, août 08)

- Developing Student Information Literacy
(source: ILW, 18/09/08 / présentation, août 08 / contexte: ingénieurs civils)

- A Companion to Digital Literary Studies
(source: Educause, 19/09/08)

- Undergraduates Prefer Federated Searching to Searching Databases Individually
(source: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, vol. 3, n° 3, sept. 2008)

- Academic Librarians Have Concerns about Their Role as Teachers
(source: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, vol. 3, n° 3, sept. 2008)

[Livre] Information literacy and learning

noreply@ (pintini) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:41:53 +0200

Lupton, Mandy, Information literacy and learning. Adelaide: Auslib Press, 2008.

Via ILW

E-JASL (été 2008)

noreply@ (pintini) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:36:03 +0200

Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (vol.9, n° 2, été 2008)

Introducing Learning Commons Functionality into a Traditional Reference Setting

"For the past decade the University Libraries at The University of Akron has been modifying and enhancing its services in response to changing technologies and user needs, as well as evolving campus strategies. Library efforts centered on service excellence and student success have played a leading role in the inclusion of a planned learning commons as one of the key strategic initiatives of the University. At this time the learning commons concept has been fully developed, while the proposed building renovation plan is underway. The Library, however, is utilizing key opportunities in the present to integrate learning commons functionality into its existing reference service. This article is intended as a resource to other reference departments also in the midst of planned learning commons or that are aspiring to incorporate some aspects of commons service models into their existing services."

Tallying the Chad Marks in the Ballot Box: A Survey of Distance Learning Library Services in Florida’s State Universities

"As distance education continues to grow in Florida, libraries are developing the resources and services to meet the needs of faculty and students. This article identifies what distance learning library services the Florida’s State University System (SUS) Libraries are providing. It concludes with recommendations for additional and improved services and identifies areas for future research in the state of Florida."

Library 2.0 and the Problem of Hate Speech

"Library 2.0 applications benefit library users by providing rich, peer-generated content that adds value to online library databases and systems. However, not all of this shared content is beneficial, for it’s possible for library users to abuse library 2.0 applications by uploading words, pictures, or other content that constitutes hate speech. Internet lawyer Christopher Wolf warns of, “ … the sudden and rapidly increasing deployment of Web 2.0 technologies to spread messages, sounds and images of hate across the Internet and around the world”. As academic libraries make available Web 2.0 systems that allow user-generated content, they must incorporate into these systems quick, effective, and consistent means of dealing with user-generated hate speech."

[Livre] Information Literacy Education

noreply@ (pintini) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:24:25 +0200

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

"From a traditional role of information gatekeepers, librarians have been challenged to become pedagogues who teach and counsel students in information literacy. The aim of this book is to professionalise the educational role of academic libraries. It helps information professionals design and carry out information literacy education programmes. The book puts forward a process-oriented approach to information literacy user education. Practical ways are outlined in which librarians’ pedagogical involvement in higher education can be enhanced."

(Pas encore disponible sur Amazon.fr, à ma connaissance)

Via ILW

[Livre] Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0

noreply@ (pintini) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:59:06 +0200

Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0 (éd. Peter Godwin, Jo Parker, Facet Publishing, 2008)

Sur Amazon.fr

Via Ariadne (n° 56, juillet 08)

Recommandations pour les bibliothèques de recherche

noreply@ (pintini) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:25:00 +0200

No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century (Council on Library and Information Resources-CLIR, août 2008)

"This new title from CLIR, No Brief Candle: Reconceiving the Research Library for the 21st Century, is composed of a series of provocative essays, the proceedings of a lively and informed symposium earlier this year in Washington, and a set of recommendations extrapolated from both. While several of the subject headings are familiar—scholarly communication, peer review, preservation of data, and e-science—the conclusions and recommendations are not. The consensus derived from these efforts was unambiguous in calling for more aggressive intervention to better structure and manage the challenges we face.
This report demands change. Common themes include collaboration between librarians, faculty, and information technology experts to articulate strategies and tactical approaches to a rapidly changing environment. This represents a broad research agenda that cannot be executed by a single profession. We are asked collectively to rethink current hiring practices, to provide for new career paths and opportunities for professional development, and to consider redefning libraries as multi-institutional entities. The latter entails a mandate to eliminate redundancy by calibrating resources, staff, and infrastructure functions to the collective enterprise of the federated institutions. This transcends the traditional concept of a library (and by extension a university or college) while preserving the programmatic strengths and mission of the individual schools, and in fact should enhance intellectual productivity in a far more cost-effective fashion."

[Livre] Exploring Methods in Information Literacy Research

noreply@ (pintini) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:58:19 +0200

Exploring Methods in Information Literacy Research

"This book aims to provide an overview of approaches to assist researchers and practitioners to explore ways of undertaking research in the information literacy field. The first chapter provides an introductory overview of research by Dr Kirsty Williamson (author of Research Methods for Students, Academics and Professionals: Information Management and Systems) and this sets the scene for the rest of the chapters where each author explores the key aspects of a specific method and explains how it may be applied in practice. The methods covered include those representing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Both a chapter on the topical evidence-based practice approach, and another critiquing it, are also included. The final chapter points the way towards potential new directions for the burgeoning field."

Via ILW