1.
Information Literacy
in a changed world
@LornaDodd
Familiar challenges and new
opportunities

2.
What does a post
pandemic world mean
for us?

3.
Libraries Matter

4.
Socialjustice.ie

5.
UCD ‘Values in Action’ Award

6.
Creative Ireland

7.
Change is here…

8.
Irish Examiner, September 22, 2022

9.
Irish Times, August 31, 2022

10.
RTE September 4, 2022

11.
We know that
Libraries aren’t afraid
to lead the way on
social justice issues

12.
What about literacies?

13.
Information Literacy
is a social justice
issue…

14.
Libraries’ response….

15.
But is that enough?
How can we do more?

16.
We know that when
grades are at stake
students will perform

17.
Because the problem has
not gone away….

18.
Nature, August 2022

19.
Euronews August 24, 2022

20.
Teen Vogue, March 17, 2022

21.
Forbes, June 29, 2022

22.
Track changes in how students
search for and use information,
manage technologies, engage
with news and have concerns
about algorithms

23.
There are obvious changes in student behaviour,
and obvious changes in information…..

24.
But is there a change in
our behaviour?
Are we using old ways
of working to fix new
problems?

25.
Print
Collections
Online
Catalogue
Online
Journals
Google Web 2.0 Social Media Fake News

26.
Print
Collections
User
Education
Information
Skills
Online
Catalogue
Online
Journals
Google Web 2.0 Social Media
Information
Literacy
Digital
Literacy
Fake News

27.
When information is no
longer ‘controllable’ is there
a right way to do it?

28.
User Education
Information Skills
Subject /Liaison
Whole Discipline
Approach
Information/Digital
Literacies
Dedicated
Functional Roles

29.
Academic Skills
Librarian
Learning &
Engagement Librarian
Academic Success Librarian
Teaching & Learning
Librarian
Digital
Learning
Specialist
Digital Learning Librarian

30.
Do changing
roles = changing
approach?

31.
Are we showing
students how to use
specific products?

32.
Are we guiding them in a way that helps them to
navigate future information worlds?

33.
Are we responding to requests with
compliance or are we
challenging the concepts
and understanding of what we can
do?

34.
We need a
hook

35.
What about literacies?
Digital

36.
“We will search for,
discover, and
introduce new ways
to advance the
digital literacy of our
students”
“Provide an inclusive
educational experience
that defines international
best practice and
prepares our graduates
to thrive in present and
future societies”

37.
We spoke to
students,
researchers, faculty,
management,
external
stakeholders…….

38.
Ambition to create ‘Global Citizens’
Impact of covid 19 and assumptions about digital
skills
Challenges understanding personal impact in a
digital environment
Limited understanding of what digital literacy is
No home for digital literacy within the university

39.
“A recognized set of skills, competencies and
attitudes that encompass communication,
collaboration, creation, social awareness and
ethical practices in the digital environment.
Moving beyond the ability to use individual
digital tools.”
1. Define Digital Literacy

40.
2. Connect to Digital
Transformation
A fundamental cornerstone to enhancing the
digital capacity of our staff and students and
directly impact students’ ability to successfully
navigate their academic, professional and
personal lives.

41.
No one part of the University is responsible for supporting the
development of these skills in our staff and students. As a set
of skills inherently connected to the discovery, use and
creation of information, library staff have professional
expertise in digital literacies. Therefore, as a service that
supports the whole university community, we are well placed
to lead the development of services and resources that
enable digital literacy skills.
3. Take ownership of Digital
Literacies

42.
Moment of
Serendipity

43.
Pitched for a new role…
‘Digital Learning Librarian’
Lead library digital strategies and
activities in alignment with the
university’s digital transformation
agenda in advancing the digital
literacy of students and
supporting teaching, learning
research activities

44.
Funding to support
development of
skills in Science &
Engineering

45.
Digital Identities
Understanding how their
online behaviour impacts on
how they are perceived by
their family, peers,
academic mentors, future
employers and clients.
https://libguides.ucd.ie/diglit

46.
Next Steps?

47.
How do we have an impact on our
community in the same way as we do
with services, access and spaces?

48.
How do we support
students develop skills
they will need to
navigate and
understand new
information landscapes
in relation to issues that
impact their lives?

49.
Time for us to show
leadership from the bottom
up and the top down

50.
Remember…
Libraries Matter

51.
Lorna Dodd
Deputy University Librarian
Director of Operations
UCD Library
@LornaDodd |Lorna.dodd1@ucd.ie