Julie Julie HillskemperHillskemper
INFORMATIONINFORMATIONFLUENCYFLUENCY
Academic librarian job candidate presentation, August 2009
What is What is INFORMATION FLUENCY?INFORMATION FLUENCY?
2Julie Hillskemper
3Julie Hillskemper
An important aspect of higher education is learning the ability to locate information beyond the popular surface web.
Deep Web databases such as ScienceDirect, InfoMine, and JStor offer thousands of peer-reviewed, scholarly articles and other documents.
Defining Defining Information Literacy, part 1Information Literacy, part 1
Defining Defining Information Literacy, part 2Information Literacy, part 2
Evaluate information
determine a source’s • Legitimacy • Relevancy• Currency
4Julie Hillskemper
Defining Defining Information Literacy, part 3Information Literacy, part 3
Effectively use information
Translate the information into intellectual product for academic and professional
purposes. 5Julie Hillskemper
Information Technology Information Technology CompetenceCompetence
6
• Understand the underlying concepts of technology
• Apply problem-solving and
critical thinking to technology use
• Graduated, increasingly skilled use of technology Julie Hillskemper
Why is information fluency Why is information fluency important to students and important to students and
faculty?faculty?
7Julie Hillskemper
Importance to Importance to StudentsStudents
8
Information fluency Information fluency offers opportunities for:offers opportunities for:
Self-Directed LearningSelf-Directed Learning
Knowledge ExpansionKnowledge Expansion
Sharpening Critical Thinking Sharpening Critical Thinking SkillsSkills
Julie Hillskemper
Importance to Importance to FacultyFaculty
9
““The principles of The principles of information fluency can information fluency can be used to help faculty be used to help faculty clarify teaching clarify teaching objectives, assignment objectives, assignment design, and goals in design, and goals in classroom learning. “classroom learning. “
Julie Hillskemper
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
10
Information fluency librarians should Information fluency librarians should keep current on emerging information keep current on emerging information and instructional technologies. and instructional technologies.
Examples: RSS Feeds and Blogs, Examples: RSS Feeds and Blogs, Journals Journals
and organizational websites like and organizational websites like Educause Educause and The New Media Consortium and The New Media Consortium
Julie Hillskemper
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
11
Information Fluency librarians should Information Fluency librarians should also be members of professional also be members of professional organizations likeorganizations like
American Library Association (ALA) American Library Association (ALA) and applicable divisions/chapters and applicable divisions/chapters
Special Libraries AssociationSpecial Libraries Association
Julie Hillskemper
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
12
Information Fluency librarians should share Information Fluency librarians should share the information with the information with faculty faculty on a regular on a regular basis. basis.
Many libraries have their own RSS feeds or Many libraries have their own RSS feeds or provide links to RSS feeds via their websites.provide links to RSS feeds via their websites.
A library staff A library staff wiki wiki on the intranet can on the intranet can provide faculty with information and updates provide faculty with information and updates in an organized format.in an organized format.
Julie Hillskemper
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
13Julie Hillskemper
Examples of Academic Library Maritime Lib Guides
Academic libraries use LibGuides for: • General subject guides• Course-specific guides• "How to" guides for library services• Library instruction and information literacy • Staff collaboration/communication
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
14Julie Hillskemper
Provide patrons with online help and tutorial resources for access anytime like screencast tutorials and podcasts.
Key Ways to Mature an Key Ways to Mature an Information Fluency Program Information Fluency Program
15Julie Hillskemper
• open communication with faculty • monitor and measure effectiveness with assessment
Questions? Comments?Questions? Comments?
16Julie Hillskemper
Thank you Thank you for your timefor your time