e-resources and information literacy: a working session

E-Resources and Information Literacy: A Working Session

St. Joseph’s College of MaineAugust 15, 2012

Agenda

9:00–12:00 PM: E-Resources and Information Literacy

i. Introducing: Credo Reference and Libraries Thriving

ii. Icebreakeriii. Group Discussion iv. Working Session

12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch1:00–2:00 PM: Getting the Most Out of Your

Credo Reference Service2:00–2:30 PM: What’s New from Credo

Reference?

Introducing: Credo Reference

PROMOTE INFORMATION LITERACY & RESEARCH EFFECTIVENESS

Reference Database

Reference eBook

Platform

Topic Pages

Information Literacy

2000 customers

80 publishers

Publisher Collections

Subject Collections

Discoverability of library

Connectivity to other

eResources

Information Literacy Tools & Services

Introducing: Libraries Thriving

Collaborating to Share Resources

“…multiple organizations sometimes work separately to accomplish the same purposes of preserving, archiving, and disseminating print and born digital materials, raising problems with duplication, overlap, and unnecessary expenses” (Cadmus, 2011)

Collaborating to Share Ideas

“None of us can know everything; each of us knows something; and we can put the pieces together if we pool

our resources and combine our skills.”

-Henry Jenkins, Principal Investigator, New Media Literacies Project

Enough to break the ice!

How Much Does a Polar Bear Weigh?

E-Resources and Information Literacy:

Three Studies that Have Gone Viral

“Research seems to be far more difficult to conduct in the digital age than it did in previous times.”

"Finding Context: What Today's College Student Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age", Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, February 4, 2009 (18 pages, PDF, 864 KB).

“Research seems to be far more difficult to conduct in the digital age than it did in previous times.”

1. Project Information Literacy

“Research seems to be far more difficult to conduct in the digital age than it did in previous times.”

For over three- fourths (84%) of the students surveyed, the most difficult step of the course-related research process was getting started.

“Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age, Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, November 1, 2010 (72 pages, PDF, 602 KB).

– Overwhelming information– Lack of context– Unfiltered search results– Absence of citable, trustworthy information

What are common frustrations your students experience while doing research?

"Finding Context: What Today's College Student Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age", Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, February 4, 2009 (18 pages, PDF, 864 KB).

Our AgendaOverall consensus between faculty and librarians is that students need assistance with the following information literacy skills:

Finding research tools beyond Google and Wikipedia Understanding the purpose of the library Navigating the library Assessing quality and reliability of information Discerning between different types of materials Conducting effective searches Narrowing topics Citing sources & avoiding plagiarism

Library/faculty information literacy checklist: “ ALA 2011 publication on national study: College Libraries and Student Culture: What we Now Know by Lynda Duke and Andrew Asher

2. ERIAL Project

Our Agenda

Improving discoveryDeveloping and teaching IL coursesStudent observation and involvement in the learning

progressDeepening faculty collaboration

What are librarians doing to help?

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ProductsProducts ServiceService

FacilityFacility PeoplePeople

MediationMediation EnablingEnabling

ResourcesResources Educational ImpactEducational Impact

AccessAccess Sense-making(Information Literacy)

Sense-making(Information Literacy)

3. The Value of Academic Libraries: An ACRL Initiative

Association of College and Research Libraries. Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report. Researched by Megan Oakleaf. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2010.

Five Ideas to Help You Get Your Bearings

Poll: Where are you in your print to e-resource transition?

1. Print to E-Resources Transition

• Reaching out to teachers and faculty groups • Launching a campaign promoting e-resources on your website and through e-mails • Creating an exciting buzz about the new resources through Facebook and Twitter • Learning which resources will be available on smart phones and tablets• Emphasizing your resources by discipline and community

Why Don’t You Try?

• What is working well?

• What is not working as well as it could?

• What barriers to increased usage are you facing?

2. Aligning E-Resources and Information Literacy to the Curriculum

Why Don‘t You Try…

The Information Literate Student…• Determines the nature and extent of the information needed.• Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.• Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected

information into his or her knowledge base and value system.• Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.• Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding

the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Why Don‘t You Try…

The Information Literate Student…• Determines the nature and extent of the information needed.• Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.• Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected

information into his or her knowledge base and value system.• Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.• Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding

the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Effective Researchers…• Select Information• Search for Information• Evaluate Information• Use Information Responsibly

Why Don‘t You Try…

ACRL Information Literacy Standards

Understandable and Applicable Information Literacy Standards

ACRL’s Suggestions of Subject-Specific

Standardswww.ala.org/acrl/standards

ACRL’s Suggestions of Subject-Specific

Standardswww.ala.org/acrl/standards

Working Sessions with

Faculty

Working Sessions with

Facultyhttp://www.librariesthriving.org/workshops

Why Don‘t You Try…

3. Librarian/Faculty Collaboration

• Ask more or better questions about assignments. Don't make assumptions based on the past.

• Partner with instructors of First Year Seminar courses.

• Collaborate with student success centers and university colleges.

• Make improvements based on past sessions. Don't wait for feedback.

• Utilize LibGuides. Consider co-creating LibGuides with faculty if there is interest!

A Few Tips from Libraries Thriving Members

• How is it at your institution?

• What has worked for you in the past?

• What obstacles do you face?

What About You?

• Vendors working together

• Integrated, intelligent, Google-like search

• Scaffolding of resources through modules

• Gamification

• More and more emphasis away from traditional computers, towards mobile devices

4. Technology Trends: What Librarians Are Saying

QR Code in stacks

Why Don’t You Try…

Poll: Do you have a formal e-resource and information literacy assessment policy in

place?

5. Assessment

Survey Gathering Tools

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Open Source Tools

Free Infographics Tools

Tying It All Together: A Case Study

Multiple TouchpointsColumbia University Libraries use reference as a tool for collaboration

Student enrolled in the Undergraduate

Writing Program

Graduate student Instructing the

Undergraduate WritingProgram

Writing Center providing support to Undergraduate

Writing Program

South University sees library instruction as a means to achieving institutional goals

FYE course emphasizing Information Literacy and its application to academic and personal endeavors

Incoming Students

Degree Program

Application of Information Literacy Skills

Graduating Students

Degree Program Degree Program

Video Tutorial Quiz

Collaboration and Integration

Primary Sources Module for the American University of Paris

Let’s Get to Work

What e-resource issues are you experiencing at your institution?

The Conversation Doesn’t End Here

Let’s keep the conversation going!

www.librariesthriving.org

So Much Information, So Little Time

Because We Can’t Subsist on IL Alone