Students In Transition - Library Expo 2015

1. Students In
Transition
Perspectives from an
Information Literacy Librarian

2. The Difference Between
High School & College
Libraries and Research
Contance Mellon's research on
Library Anxiety [1986]
Feelings of being lost stemmed from
four causes:
1. the size of the library;
2. a lack of knowledge about where
things were located;
3. how to begin, and
4. what to do.
Mellon, Constance (1986), "Library anxiety: A grounded theory and its
development", College & Research Libraries 47 (2): 160–165 ,doi:10.5860
/crl_47_02_160

3. “At its most basic, information literacy can be
defined as the ability to think critically about
information”
-adapted from ACRL Information Literacy Standards

4. Information Literacy
Where have we been?

5. AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Standard One: Learners use skills, resources, and tools to inquire, think critically, and gain
knowledge.
Standard Two: Learners use skills, resources, and tools to draw conclusions, make informed
decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
Standard Three: Learners use skills, resources, and tools to share knowledge and participate
ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.
Standard Four: Learners use skills, resources, and tools to pursue personal and aesthetic
growth.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards

6. Guided Inquiry

7. ACRL Information Literacy
Competency Standards for Higher Education
▹ Standard One: Know
▹ Standard Two: Access
▹ Standard Three: Evaluate
▹ Standard Four: Use
▹ Standard Five: Ethical/Legal
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

8. Information Literacy
Where are we going?

9. Thresholds!

10. What is a
Threshold Concept?
“A threshold concept can be
considered as akin to a portal,
opening up a new and previously
inaccessible way of thinking
about something.”
--Meyer & Land
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/7210031724/

11. Threshold Concepts Are …
▹Transformative
▹Irreversible
▹Integrative
▹Bounded
▹Troublesome
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tinyfroglet/5168779180/

12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/atoach/6842906299/

13. Authority Is Constructed
and Contextual

14. Information Creation
as a Process

15. Information Has Value

16. Research as Inquiry

17. Scholarship as
Conversation

18. Searching as
Strategic Exploration

19. Explore
Framework for Information Literacy
Inquire
ValueConverse
Construct
Create

20. We have our tools ...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/meanestindian/3323439406/
what now?

21. How to Use This Framework
▹ Read and reflect
▹ Group
▹ Reach out
▹ Pilot
▹ Assess
▹ Share

22. ▹ Get Inspired
▹ Bite the Bullet
▹ Agree or Agree to Disagree
▹ Teach Backwards
▹ Draw the Map
▹ Get Real
▹ Hunt and Gather
▹ Know It When You See It
▹ Roll It Up & Report It Out
doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2014.08.001

23. Information Literacy Program Best Practices
▹ Mission
▹ Goals & Objectives
▹ Planning
▹ Administrative & Institutional Support
▹ Articulation within the Curriculum
▹ Collaboration
▹ Pedagogy
▹ Staffing
▹ Outreach
▹ Assessment Evaluation
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/characteristics

24. Kent State University Libraries Transitioning to College LibGuide
http://libguides.library.kent.edu/T2C

25. References
Duvall, S., & Pasque, P., (2013). The 21st century literacies gap: A case for adoption of the student learning networks model
grades 9–16. Public Services Quarterly, 9(1), 70-80. doi:10.1080/15228959.2013.759008
Farmer, L. (2014). How AASL Learning Standards Inform ACRL’s Information Literacy Framework.
Kent State University Libraries. Transitiong to College LibGuide. http://libguides.library.kent.edu/t2c
NDERSON-STORY, J., DOW, M., KANE, C., & TERNES, C.,. (2014). Bridges to the future: Teaching information literacy across
standards, institutions, and the workforce. Kansas Library Association College & University Libraries Section Proceedings, 4(1), 16-26.
doi:10.4148/2160-942X.1035
Oakleaf, M. (2014). A roadmap for assessing student learning using the new framework for information literacy for higher
education. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(5), 510-514.
Oakleaf, Megan and Patricia L. Owen. "Closing the 12-13 Gap Together: School and College Librarians Supporting 21st Century
Learners." Teacher-Librarian. 37(4). 2010.
Varlejs, J., Stec, E., & Kwon, H. (2014). Factors affecting students' information literacy as they transition from high school to college.
School Library Research, 17, 1-23.

26. Thank You!
Contact me:
Greg Hardin, M.L.S.
Information Literacy Coordinator
& Subject Librarian for
Department of Learning Technologies &
Department of Library & Information Science
University of North Texas Libraries
940.565.3980
Greg.Hardin@unt.edu
www.library.unt.edu/people/greg-hardin
@ghardin