Slides from a breakout workshop at LOEX 2016. "Coined in 2005, the term “transliteracy” refers to “the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media,” as defined by Alan Liu (University of California, Santa Barbara). This session will discuss current practices in transliteracy integration within one-shot instruction, applying metaliteracy concepts stated to be “significant” to the formation of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in relation to digital research. Based on learning objectives and activities developed for at-risk and first year students, data derived from the in-class assessments of the session “From Wikipedia to Academia” at the University of South Florida offers perspective on the application of transliteracy principles in this case study."

1. FROM WIKIPEDIA
TO ACADEMIA
A transliteracy approach to undergraduate instruction
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2. CONTACT & SCOPE:
Katherine Ahnberg
Academic Services Librarian
University of South Florida
Lux_Serviam
keahnberg@usf.edu
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Initially developed for:
Conditional admittance
students
Incoming freshmen
Transfer students
Audience:
 New to the subject
 Familiar and looking to learn
more

3. SESSION OBJECTIVES
Discussion:
 Defining transliteracy in an information
literacy context
 undergraduate digital literacy
competencies
 The role of perceived efficiency vs.
relevancy in searching
 Mapping relevant topics across
information environments, from tertiary to
proprietary sources
 UI/UX design principles and casting a
wider net beyond the library website
Topics:
Scaffolding literacies
Tertiary sources
Keyword generation
Topic mapping
Faceted interface design
LibX Browser Extension
Examples:
Wikipedia, Zappos, Facebook,
Pinterest, Instagram
CQ Researcher, FindIt!
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4. DEFINING “TRANSLITERACY”
(IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE)

5. “the ability to read, write and interact
across a range of platforms, tools
and media from signing and orality
through handwriting, print, TV, radio
and films, to digital social networks”
Transliteracy:
-Alan Liu, UCSB
Transliteracies Project
Q: How does transliteracy relate to information literacy?
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6. SCAFFOLDING LITERACIES
By scaffolding upon skillsets and
research methodology that many
students do not recognize as
transferable to the library environment,
it is possible to:
❏ Create one-shot sessions that are
meaningful and empowering to first
time users.
❏ Key into methods of student-
centered instruction and
authentically ‘meet’ students where
they are in the search for information #TEACHINGTRANSLITERACY

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8. WARMUP ACTIVITY:
Working on your own:
1.Navigate to Zappos.com
2.Find one pair of black, ankle height boots for > $100
3.Raise your hand when you’ve located your pair
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9. the easiest interface for students is the one they already
know...
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11. THINK, PAIR, SHARE
In your groups:
 Q1: What are some of the differences between how popular
websites and library databases look and feel?
 Q2: What obstacles do new users face when transitioning to library
discovery tools? Databases?
5 minutes
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12. UI/UX DESIGN, AUTHORITY, AND ACCESS
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14. Efficiency is
not a matter is
time spent
searching, it’s
a factor of
finding
relevant
information
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15. IN THE ONE-SHOT
TRANSLITERACY FROM POINT A TO POINT B

16. MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE*
*actual student
data
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17. THREE STEPS TO TRANSLITERACY INSTRUCTION:
I. TERTIARY SOURCE
II. INTERMEDIARY DATABASE
III. DISCOVERY TOOL

18. Source Material
Make it relevant:
use real curricular
examples that ask
students to step
up to the plate in a
risk-free
environment
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19. Step One:
Students locate a
Wikipedia page
relevant to a topic
appropriate to the
prompt
Groups select
keywords from
Wikipedia and
map their topic
using a topic map
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20. Computational
thinking supports
students in their
transition to controlled
vocabularies
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21. Wikipedia: The Lexical Leveler
Using Wikipedia to capture keywords and academic terminology:
 Keywords defined at a more accessible level on Wikipedia open the gates for
stronger search terminology
 Subject Term (SU) searching in library databases becomes more transparent
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23. Step 2: Getting from Point A to Point B
g
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24. Relevancy
is efficiency
in disguise

25. STEP THREE: FROM WIKIPEDIA REFERENCES TO THE
DISCOVERY TOOL
Which one of these is a journal article?

26. But, for the most part, undergraduates still utilize tertiary sources
before thinking about the library...
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27. CREATE YOUR OWN
In your groups:
 Choose one common learning objective for incoming students
(keyword searching, using facets, citation styles etc.)
 Brainstorm a tool or aspect from popular website that matches
your information need
 Are there any next-step tools in your library toolbox? Test it out! *
*Bonus points for using the library website’s mobile interface
5-7 Minutes

28. FUTURE APPLICATIONS...
LibX +

29. LibX Edition Build
Aleph/LibX integrates to supply browser cues that link directly to SFX holdings and more
One click
access!
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31. SESSION RECAP
Discussion:
 Defining transliteracy in an information literacy context
 Identifying undergraduate digital literacy competencies
 The role of perceived efficiency vs relevancy in searching
 Mapping topics across information environments, from tertiary to
proprietary sources
 UI/UX design principles and casting a wider net beyond the library
website

32. QUESTIONS?
Katherine Ahnberg
keahnberg@usf.edu
LIBX EDITION BUILD: DBORTMAS12 (GITHUB)
SLIDES: INSTRUCTIONPORTFOLIO.WORDPRESS.COM