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Exploring*the*Connec0on*Between*Informa0on*Literacy*and*Technology;

Assisted*Research*'

Composing'the'New'Classroom:''The'Teaching'and'Learning'Remix'Series'

2/25/2013''

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What*is*Informa0on*Literacy?*

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An'informaQon'literate'individual'is'able'to:'•  Determine'the'extent'of'informaQon'needed'•  Access'the'needed'informaQon'effecQvely'and'efficiently'•  Evaluate'informaQon'and'its'sources'criQcally'•  Incorporate'selected'informaQon'into'one’s'knowledge'

base'•  Use'informaQon'effecQvely'to'accomplish'a'specific'

purpose'•  Understand'the'economic,'legal,'and'social'issues'

surrounding'the'use'of'informaQon,'and'access'and'use'informaQon'ethically'and'legally'

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h;p://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informaQonliteracycompetency'

h;p://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informaQonliteracycompetency''

Of*course*there*is*more*to*it…*

Evalua0on*

•  The'CRAAP'Test'(Meriam'Library,'CSU'Chico)'

– Currency:'The'Qmeliness'of'the'informaQon'

– Relevance:'The'importance'of'the'informaQon'for'your'needs'

– Authority:'The'source'of'the'informaQon'

– Accuracy:'The'reliability,'truthfulness,'and'correctness'of'the'content'

– Purpose:'The'reason'the'informaQon'exists'

The*Spectrum*is*GeHng*Crowded…*

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''''''informaQon'fluency'

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''''''informaQon'&'communicaQon'technologies'(ICT)'

'''' 'visual'literacy'

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' ' ' 'bibliographic'instrucQon''''''''library'instrucQon'h;p://acrlvislitstandards.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/conceptemap/'

The*Challenges…*

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Bringing*it*all*together…*•  CriQcal'informaQon'literacy''“In'order'to'address'these'concerns,'librarians'in'the'academy'need'to'define'informaQon'itself'as'the'product'of'socially'negoQated'epistemological'processes'and'the'raw'material'for'the'further'making'of'new'knowledge.'…'UlQmately,'criQcal'informaQon'literacy'involves'developing'a'criQcal'consciousness'about'informaQon,'learning'to'ask'quesQons'about'the'library’s'(and'the'academy’s)'role'in'structuring'and'presenQng'a'single,'knowable'reality.”'(Elmborg,'198)'

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•  Metaliteracy'“InformaQon'literacy'is'the'metaliteracy'for'a'digital'age'because'ot'provides'the'higher'order'thinking'required'to'engage'with'mulQple'document'types'through'various'media'formats'in'collaboraQve'environments”''(Mackey'&'Jacobson,'70)'

•  CreaQon'and'producQon'beyond'text'

•  Skills'transfer'•  Lifelong'learning'

Mapping*IL*to*a*Mul0modal*ML…*Mackey'and'Jacobson'(2011)'Metaliteracy'in'pracQce:'•  Understand'format'type'and'delivery'

mode'•  Evaluate'user'feedback'as'acQve'

researcher'•  Create'a'context'for'useregenerated'

informaQon'•  Evaluate'dynamic'content'criQcally'•  Produce'original'content'in'mulQple'

media'formats'•  Understand'personal'privacy,'

informaQon'ethics,'and'intellectual'property'issues'

•  Share'informaQon'in'parQcipatory'environments'

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ALA/ACRL'An'informaQon'literate'individual'is'able'to:'•  Determine'the'extent'of'

informaQon'needed'•  Access'the'needed'informaQon'

effecQvely'and'efficiently'•  Evaluate'informaQon'and'its'

sources'criQcally'•  Incorporate'selected'informaQon'

into'one’s'knowledge'base'•  Use'informaQon'effecQvely'to'

accomplish'a'specific'purpose'•  Understand'the'economic,'legal,'

and'social'issues'surrounding'the'use'of'informaQon,'and'access'and'use'informaQon'ethically'and'legally'

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Incorpora0ng*[IL]*into*[Mul0modal*Work]:*Models*

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Incorpora0ng*[IL]*into*[Mul0modal*Work]:*Process*Tools*

h;p://www.zotero.org'

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Reference*Manager*as*Informa0on*Process*and*Content*Database*

•  Content'–  ArQcles,'books'–  Webpages'–  Includes'item'types'for'mulQmodal'works'–  CitaQon'

•  Process'–  Tagging'–  Notes'–  Collaboratory'workSocial'and'sharing'–  AffecQve'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Let’s'see'a'brief'and'grossly'inadequate'video…'''

Informa0on*Literacy*via*Zotero*

•  Annotated'bibliographies'– My'anthology'assignment'(and'the'preferred'version…)'

•  …and'beyond'

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I'did'eventually'win';e)'

'Scrapbooking:**

Using*a*Digital*Research*Diary**•  Capture'the'research'process';'include'

reflecQon'

•  Embed'audio,'video,'screenshots,'sketchnotes,'[speechetoetext],'images…'

•  Zotero,'Mendeley,'EndNote,'RefWorks,'etc.'

•  Evernote,'Google'Docs,'etc.'

References*•  Ness,'Elizabeth'Van.'2005.'“Is'a'Cinema'Studies'Degree'the'New'M.B.A.?”'The$New$York$

Times,'March'6,'sec.'Movies.'h;p://www.nyQmes.com/2005/03/06/movies/06vann.html.'

•  O’English,'Lorena.'2011.'Analog$and$Digital.'Flickr.'h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/wsulorena/5795592578/.'

•  Judd,'Vaughan'C,'Lucy'I'Farrow,'and'Be;y'J'Tims.'2006.'“EvaluaQng'Public'Web'Site'InformaQon:'A'Process'and'an'Instrument.”'Reference$Services$Review'34'(1):'12–32.'

•  Meriam'Library,'California'State'University'Chico.'“EvaluaQng'InformaQon'–'Applying'the'CRAAP'Test.”'h;p://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf.'

•  Elmborg,'James.'2006.'“CriQcal'InformaQon'Literacy:'ImplicaQons'for'InstrucQonal'PracQce.”'The$Journal$of$Academic$Librarianship'32'(2)'(March):'192–199.'doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2005.12.004.''

•  Fountain,'Kathleen'Carlisle.'2013.'“CriQcal'InformaQon'Literacy'Beyond'the'University:'Lessons'from'Service'in'a'Women’s'Health'Interest'Group.”'Behavioral$&$Social$Sciences$Librarian'32'(1):'24–45.'Taylor'and'Francis.'doi:10.1080/01639269.2013.750200.''

•  Mackey,'Thomas'P.,'and'Trudi'E.'Jacobson.'2011.'“Reframing'InformaQon'Literacy'as'a'Metaliteracy.”'College$&$Research$Libraries'72'(1)'(January'1):'62–78.'h;p://crl.acrl.org/content/72/1/62.'

•  Center'for'the'Study'of'the'Public'Domain.'2013.'“CSPD'Comics:'Tales'from'the'Public'Doman:'BOUND'BY'LAW?”'h;p://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/.'

•  Roy'Rosenzweig'Center'for'History'and'New'Media.'2013.'“Zotero.”'h;p://www.zotero.org/.'

•  “Biblio'Bouts.”'2013.'h;p://bibliobouts.org/.'

Ques0ons?*•  ???'•  How'do'you'feel'about'the'concept'of'“criQcal'informaQon'literacy”'and'its'impact'on'mulQmodal'work?''

•  'What'do'you'think'of'“informaQon'literacy?”'Of'its'reframing'as'“mulQmodal'literacy?”'

•  How'do'you'incorporate'“info'lit”'into'your'class'and'assignments/assessment'now?''Do'you'want'to'change'it'in'any'way?'How?'

•  How'can'we'add'an'element'of'IL'to'mulQmodal'assignments?'

•  ???'

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