Finding Common Ground for Librarians in Information Literacy

FINDING COMMON GROUNDEstablishing Goals & Connections Across Libraries

to Improve Information Literacy

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How do students approach research?

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Testing Can Hinder IL

“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”

Students often “get by with Google” in high school.

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19x more databases

Academic libraries have

than the average high school library.

9x more books/journals

“Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College.”

“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”

College freshmen are overly confident with research skills.

Bad experience in the library = less likely to use it.© Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

40% of college students have never used their library's website.“Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”

Say what?

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Of those who have not used it…

23% believe other websites have better information (!)“Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”© Tulane Public Relations (Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

Wikipedia – 8%Yahoo! Answers – 7%eNotes – 3%Answers.com – 3%Oppapers – 3%

“The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Turnitin.”

Where are they going?Secondary, 2011-2012

“The Sources in Student Writing – Higher Education. Turnitin.”

Wikipedia – 11%Oppapers – 4%SlideShare – 4%Course Hero – 4%Scribd – 3%

What are they citing?Higher Ed., 2011-2012

EasyBib data.

What Students Think of Wikipedia

Understand the Struggles

“Coming up with keywords”

“Sorting through irrelevant results”

“Identifying and selecting sources”

What About Educators?Cybrarian77, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

"Both Sides Now: Librarians Looking at Information Literacy from High School and College."

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ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009. Rep. ACT Inc., 2009.

ACT Report 2009

Need-to-Know Skills(according to professors)

Library classification

Sigalet, Jennifer, Leslie Barton, and Sherri Savage. "Research Skills: What College Professors Expect Incoming Students to Know."

New resources

Web 2.0 tools

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You may feel

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But it’s not so bad!

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“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”

Areas of Understanding

Boolean Operators● 38.6% understood

“AND” functions

Website Credibility● ~25% selected 3

correct characteristics● Almost all selected at

least one

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“Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Student Success.”

Sources in College Writing

Subject Database Use

Seniors used:• Academic Search Premier• Library catalog• JSTOR • Montana Rules of Civil Procedure• Science Direct• Business Search Premier

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What can we do?

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There are solutions!

“Train the Trainers”Information literacy for educators

Why?

✓ CCSS✓ Familiarity✓ Comfort

levels

“Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”

Collaborate!© Josie Holford (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

• Discussion forum of K-12 and academics

• Document covering IL skills between H.S. and college

• Shared with teachers and parents

• Visit each other’s learning environments

Academic

K-12

Collaborative Committees

Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. Educator's Spotlight Digest.

• Library media specialists

• High school English teacher

• University librarians

• Instructional designer

http://helios.weber.edu“HeLIOS: Bridging the Information Literacy Gap from High School to University.”

Curriculum Collaboration

Academic

K-12

College Library Survival Skills Project

• Bakersfield College & Kern H.S. District

• List of skills, corresponding lessons

• Taught in K12, reinforced in college

Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. “Navigating to Information Literacy.”

Academic

K-12

“Partnering for Possibilities”

• K-12 media center + public library

• Library resources + 3D printer overview

• Expanding to extracurriculars

Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Photo © Buffy Hamilton. Used with

permission.

“Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”

Plan a Trip!

Visit academic libraries

•LC classification•Inter-library loan•Subject specialists•Breadth of resources•Virtual reference

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Twitter• #infolit• #libchat• #highered

Connect!

JOIN THE CHAT

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LinkedIn• Groups• Follow local colleges• Explore your network

Connect!

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List Servs• infolit-l • K-20 collaboration• http://lists.ala.org/sympa

Connect!

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Conferences! :)

Lester Public Library, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

BibliographyACT. ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009. Rep. ACT Inc., 2009. Web. 3 Oct. 2014. <http://www.act.

org/research/policymakers/pdf/NationalCurriculumSurvey2009.pdf>.

Ashbridge, Carole. Bridging the Gap for Information Literacy: Connecting High Schools, Colleges and the Workforce. Watertown, NY: Connections Abound, 2010. PDF. The document can be located at the following URL: http://connectionsabound.com/Bridging the Gap.pdf.

Bayliss, Sarah. "Students Wary of Wikipedia But Still Use for Research, Study Finds." School Library Journal. Library Journal, 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. <http://www.slj.com/2013/10/research/easybib-survey-students-wary-of-wikipedia-but-still-use-for-research/#_>.

Burhanna, Kenneth J., ed. Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. Print.

De Rosa, Cathy, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, and Charlotte Sturtz. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community. Rep. Ed. Brad Gauder. OCLC, 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.

Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. "Navigating to Information Literacy." CSLA Journal 34.2 (2010): 6-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Oct. 2014.

EasyBib Student Survey. June 2013. Raw data. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, New York, NY.

Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Web log post. The Unquiet Librarian. N.p., 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 8 Oct. 2014. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/partnering-for-possibilities-nhs-media-center-gwinnett-county-public-library-3d-printing-and-more/>.

BibliographyHead, Alison J., and Michael B. Eisenberg. Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age. Seattle:

Project Information Literacy, 1 Nov. 2010. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/pil_fall2010_survey_fullreport1.pdf

Head, Alison J. Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College. Rep. Project Information Literacy, 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.

Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby. Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. N.p.: Educator's Spotlight Digest, Winter 2007. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://www.informationliteracy.org/users_data/admin/V2I1-college.pdf

Kinikin, JaNae. HeLIOS: Bridging the Information Literacy Gap from High School to University. Ogden, UT: Weber State University, 21 Apr. 2010. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://www.mpla.us/documents/handouts/2010/kinikin.pdf

Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College. Rep. Project Information Literacy, 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. <http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/pil_2013_freshmenstudy_fullreport.pdf>.

Lighthart, Matthew, and Creedence Spreder. "Partners in Lifelong Learning." Knowledge Quest 42.4 (2014): 32-37. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Oct. 2014.

Nix, Donna E., Marianne Hageman, and Janice Kragness. Information Literacy and the Transition from High School to College. Publication. University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, 1 June 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.

Qmee. "Online in 60 Seconds - A Year Later." Qmee. Qmee, 8 July 2014. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://blog.qmee.com/online-in-60-seconds-infographic-a-year-later/>.

BibliographySalisbury, Fiona, and Sharon Karasmanis. "Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition from Secondary to

Tertiary Education." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 41.1 (2011): 43-58. Print.

Samson, Sue. "Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Student Success." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 36.3 (2010): 202-10. ScienceDirect. Web. 2 Mar. 2013.

Schein, Christine, Linda Conway, Rebecca Harner, Sue Byerley, and Shelley Harper. "Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research." Colorado Libraries 36.1 (2011): n. pag. 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. The report can be found at the following URL: http://coloradolibrariesjournal.org/content/bridging-gap-preparing-high-school-students-college-level-research

Schroeder, Robert. "Both Sides Now: Librarians Looking at Information Literacy from High School and College." Educator's Spotlight Digest 4.1 (2009): 5 Pp. ERIC. Web. 28 Mar. 2013.

Sigalet, Jennifer, Leslie Barton, and Sherri Savage. "Research Skills: What College Professors Expect Incoming Students to Know." Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition. Ed. Kenneth Burhanna. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. 39-49. Print.

The Sources in Student Writing – Higher Education. Rep. Turnitin, Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. The report can be found at the following URL: http://pages.turnitin.com/sources_in_writing_he_2012.html

The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Rep. Turnitin, Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. The report can be found at the following URL: http://pages.turnitin.com/sources_in_writing_sec_2012.html

"What Happens Online in 60 Seconds? [Infographic]." Qmee. Qmee, 24 July 2013. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds>.

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