LILi? Esther Grassian UCLA College Library [email_address]

LILi What? Why? How? Trends & Future Directions

What?

Why?

How?

Trends & Future Directions

Information Literacy (IL)? Ability to identify, locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically Adapted from ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report, 1989

Ability to identify, locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically

Adapted from ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report, 1989

LILi L ifelong I nformation Li teracy Many Types of Libraries IL in California

L ifelong I nformation Li teracy

Many Types of Libraries

IL in California

My Title… Information Literacy Librarian?

Information Literacy Librarian?

Annual Workshops… 2003 & 2004 : Strengthening Research Skills 2005 : Why Use Anything But Google 2006 : Super-Googling, Plagiarism & More 2007 : Facebook 2008 : Wikipedia, YouTube & Information Literacy

2003 & 2004 : Strengthening Research Skills

2005 : Why Use Anything But Google

2006 : Super-Googling, Plagiarism & More

2007 : Facebook

2008 : Wikipedia, YouTube & Information Literacy

LILi Goal… “ investigate… and craft effective models of lifelong, sequential information literacy instruction …” for all types of libraries in California.

“ investigate… and craft effective models of lifelong, sequential information literacy instruction …”

for all types of libraries in California.

LILi Advisory Board Jill Blaemers (ProQuest) Meryl Eldridge (Flintridge Prep School) Cristin Haake (Millikan High School) Debra Hoffmann (CSU Channel Islands) Pauline Manaka (UC Irvine) Cindy Mediavilla (California State Library) Billy Pashaie (Cypress College) Sue Pelman (Thousand Oaks Library) Marsha Schnirring (Occidental College) Carol Womack (Santa Monica College)

Jill Blaemers (ProQuest)

Meryl Eldridge (Flintridge Prep School)

Cristin Haake (Millikan High School)

Debra Hoffmann (CSU Channel Islands)

Pauline Manaka (UC Irvine)

Cindy Mediavilla (California State Library)

Billy Pashaie (Cypress College)

Sue Pelman (Thousand Oaks Library)

Marsha Schnirring (Occidental College)

Carol Womack (Santa Monica College)

LILi Sharing… Website Blog California IL-Related Events Calendar

Website

Blog

California IL-Related Events Calendar

Context: Learners Lack of Critical Thinking Anti-Print Mentality Digital Divide

Lack of Critical Thinking

Anti-Print Mentality

Digital Divide

What are they using? CELLPHONES!! Google Wikipedia YouTube MySpace Facebook Second Life Blogs, Wikis, IM & texting

CELLPHONES!!

Google

Wikipedia

YouTube

MySpace

Facebook

Second Life

Blogs, Wikis, IM & texting

“ Second Life”

Broader Scope.. Higher Ed Accreditation Standards ETS iSkills Project SAILS FYILLAA SOS for IL & Educators’ Spotlight Digest IFLA/UNESCO: Global InfoLit

Higher Ed Accreditation Standards

ETS iSkills

Project SAILS

FYILLAA

SOS for IL & Educators’ Spotlight Digest

IFLA/UNESCO: Global InfoLit

IL Survey…

Numbers Available Public Libraries: 1,153 Special Libraries: 1,017 Academic Libraries: 346 Public School Libraries or Library Media Centers: 6,340 TOTAL of the above: 8,856 ESTIMATED GRAND TOTAL: 13,000

Public Libraries: 1,153

Special Libraries: 1,017

Academic Libraries: 346

Public School Libraries or Library Media Centers: 6,340

TOTAL of the above: 8,856

ESTIMATED GRAND TOTAL: 13,000

Surprising Data! Teaching…in a Tea House (USC)

Teaching…in a Tea House (USC)

They’re also teaching… … in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi & American Sign Language (Alameda County Library) Archiving VOIP (Voice Over IP) Library Sessions (National University)

… in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi & American Sign Language (Alameda County Library)

Archiving VOIP (Voice Over IP) Library Sessions (National University)

17 California State Universities (CSU) Reach the following: Elementary school students 18% Middle school students 29% High school students 65% Undergraduate/Graduates 100% College faculty 82% General public 35% Senior Citizens 29%

21 Private Colleges & Universities Use ACRL IL Standards + Big 6 (U of Redlands) Teach not to procrastinate (Loyola Marymount)

Use ACRL IL Standards + Big 6 (U of Redlands)

Teach not to procrastinate (Loyola Marymount)

27 Community Colleges 7% teach junior high students 30% teach high school students 15% teach high school faculty 7% teach parents of college students 41% teach general public adults 30% teach general public senior citizens

7% teach junior high students

30% teach high school students

15% teach high school faculty

7% teach parents of college students

41% teach general public adults

30% teach general public senior citizens

12 University of California Libraries UC Irvine Teaches elementary school, junior high & high school students & faculty Reaches every freshperson (4000/year) UC Santa Barbara Does IL in social settings Uses cellphones

UC Irvine

Teaches elementary school, junior high & high school students & faculty

Reaches every freshperson (4000/year)

UC Santa Barbara

Does IL in social settings

Uses cellphones

40 Public Libraries Santa Clara County >100,000 users 80 full-time librarians Use iPods & publicize widely Reach 101-250/year

Santa Clara County

>100,000 users

80 full-time librarians

Use iPods & publicize widely

Reach 101-250/year

More public libraries… Outreach to schools “ Visit schools doing all day sessions for classes” (Palos Verdes District, Peninsula Center Library) Berkeley Public Library No classes 81-100% of users have serious or profound IL needs

Outreach to schools

“ Visit schools doing all day sessions for classes” (Palos Verdes District, Peninsula Center Library)

Berkeley Public Library

No classes

81-100% of users have serious or profound IL needs

3 Special Libraries Boeing Library >100,000 users 47 full-time, 3 part-time librarians + 9 library technicians Teach “how to avoid copyright problems”

Boeing Library

>100,000 users

47 full-time, 3 part-time librarians + 9 library technicians

Teach “how to avoid copyright problems”

Further Research Is Needed Goal : An information literate populace

Goal : An information literate populace

Review… LILi What? Why? How?

What?

Why?

How?

Please Join Us! Phone Conference Call: November 7 th , 11 am – 12:30 pm LILi Google Group Email me: estherg@library.ucla.edu

Phone Conference Call:

November 7 th , 11 am – 12:30 pm

LILi Google Group

Email me: estherg@library.ucla.edu

Questions?