Proven Strategies for Building an Information Literacy Program

by Curzon, Susan Carol; Lampert, Lynn D.

• ISBN13: 9781555706081
• ISBN10: 1555706088
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Summary

In this book, twenty information literacy experts, including Michael Eisenberg, Virginia Walter, and Lesley Farmer, explore various techniques and contribute perspectives on information literacy programs in educational environments from kindergarten through higher education, including public libraries. The result is an indispensable volume that provides an integrated, comprehensible approach for creating a successful, sustained program. The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on one of the 17 components that make up what authors Curzon and Lampert identify as the information literacy wheel . Each section of the wheel planning, teaching models, collaboration, marketing, assessment, and more undergoes in-depth analysis by one of the information literacy professionals. Here is a key resource, packed with compelling analyses and real-world examples from the experts themselves, for developing an effective, multi-dimensional information literacy program in the 21st century.

Table of Contents

Getting to Goals: New Influences on the Role of Goals in Active and Sustainable Information Literacy Programs	p. 3
Defining Information Literacy: Conceptual Models and Practice	p. 13
Beyond the Fashionable: Strategic Planning for Critical Information Literacy Education	p. 29
Using Cultural Perspectives to Foster Information Literacy Across the Curriculum	p. 55
Readiness and Rhythm: Timing for Information Literacy	p. 77
Searching for Respect: Academic Librarians' Role in Curriculum Development	p. 95
Librarian Readiness and Pedagogy	p. 113
In Search of Excellence: Qualities of a Library Teaching Model	p. 133
The Challenge to Engage	p. 147
Teaching Information Literacy: Context, Context, Context	p. 163
Collaboration	p. 177
Collaboration to Ensure Mastery of Information Competence Skills	p. 193
Understanding Accreditation: Student Learning and Information Literacy	p. 213
An Administrative Perspective	p. 229
Using Social Marketing to Promote Information Literacy	p. 239
Information Literacy Program Development: The Role of Assessment	p. 257
The School Library Media Teacher as Information Literacy Partner	p. 279
Information Literacy: A New Role for Public Libraries?	p. 297
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