3. Information Literacy sans frontieres
Information Literacy as the key for 21st
century librarians
The Web 2.0 connection
Towards a mobile future?
Conclusions
4. “Information Literacy education
is the catalyst required
to transform the information society
of today into the learning society of tomorrow”.
(Christine Bruce)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3109294361/sizes/m/
5. Shall we end up like
Hadrian’s Library in Athens?
10. JISC Higher education in a Web 2.0 world
(2009)
"Information literacies – including searching,
retrieving and critically evaluating information
from a range of appropriate sources and also
attributing it – represent a significant and
growing deficit area.”
11. It’s a lifelong
process
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59314524@N00/3246244830
14. At the centre of all the literacies
Media literacy
IT literacy Information literacy
Language literacy Visual literacy
E literacy
Information fluency
I-skills
Information skills
15. What does it mean to be
Information Literate?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/millzero/1523858246/
16. What is Information Literacy?
“Information literacy is the adoption of
appropriate information behaviour to
identify through whatever channel or
medium, information well fitted to
information needs, leading to wise and
ethical use of information in society.”
(Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston)
17. SCONUL Seven Pillars framework
Recognising need for
information
Distinguishing sources
and access
Constructing search
strategies
Locating and accessing
Comparing & evaluating
Organising, applying
and communicating
Synthesising and adding
new knowledge
18. The phenomenological view of
Information Literacy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71428150@N00/2349209355/sizes/m/
22. But is it too late
for them?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peskylibrary/1357064606/
23. Challenges for Information Literacy
Poor coverage in national media
Need to use logo widely
New promo campaigns working with
other stakeholders
24. It’s more than digital literacy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26158685@N04/2798850223/sizes/m/
25. and it’s NOT telling them about
the Library !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/113890389/sizes/m/
27. To them we appear as custodians, representatives of a thing, not
as partners in facilitating learning!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91281489@N00/12
5403481
28. It’s about embedding
“Information Literacy is big and messy,
aiming to change habits, via skills embedded
in subject study”
33. Library 2.0
Find out your users’ changing needs
Get rid of the culture of perfect
Become aware of emerging technologies
and opportunities
Look outside the library world for
applications, opportunities, inspiration
34. Recent ACRL report
Booth, Char Informing innovation :
tracking student interest in emerging
Library technologies at Ohio University.
44. 4.1 billion mobile subscriptions in the world by end of 2008
That’s 61.1% of the global population.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17731548@N00/2051756510
45. 23% of 6.7 billion use the internet
By end of 2008 335m mobile broadband subscribers.
14% in developed world, and 1% in developing world.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/2733141192/sizes/m/
50. Handhelds for reference services at Penn
State University
Emily Rimland Penn State University
Used Sony Viai UX-490, OQO, Futitsu Lifebook and
Nokia N-810
51. Using Neo Reader which is free on the iPhone.
1. Scan the QR Code
2. Accept the image taken
3. Neo Reader automatically delivers an action. In this case to open my Flickr stream.
QR codes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/create_up/3489797454/sizes/m/
53. Into the future
Librarians have a dynamic part to play in
student learning, through assisting in
information literacy development
We must work strategically with academic staff
to embed these information literacy
interventions
We should encourage a joined-up approach to
IL from schools through HE into lifelong
learning.
We have a raft of Web 2.0 tools to help with
this.
54. Try out Web 2.0 tools and use them
where they work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abridgeover/401110043/sizes/m/
56. Promoting equality
Key to knowledge
Being where they
are
Wired up
Books, e-books Community and
diversity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blg3/3208832266/
The New Librarian?
57. Our future
“Our interventions should
be constructive, active,
asking questions – we
are there to sharpen the
calibre of their
questions.”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/2516648940/sizes/m/