The document focuses on improving information literacy among students transitioning from high school to college, highlighting the challenges they face in research and the differences in resources available at academic libraries versus high schools. It emphasizes the need for collaboration between K-12 educators and academic librarians to bridge the information literacy gap and prepare students effectively for college-level research. Various solutions and strategies for enhancing information literacy skills are proposed, alongside statistics on student resource usage and perceptions of library websites.

1. FINDING COMMON GROUND
Establishing Goals & Connections Across Libraries
to Improve Information Literacy

2. We are Imagine Easy Solutions,
a tiny company with big ideas.

3. How do students approach research?
© Mary Woodard (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

4. Testing Can Hinder IL

5. Students often “get by with Google” in high school.
“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”
© Berkeley Lab (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND
2.0

6. Academic libraries have
19x more databases
9x more books/journals
than the average high school library.
“Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College.”

7. College freshmen are overly confident with research skills.
Bad experience in the library = less likely to use it.
“Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to Tertiary Education.”
© Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

8. 40% of college students have never used their library's website.
“Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”
Say what?
© CollegeDegrees360 (Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

9. Of those who have not used it…
23% believe other websites have better information (!)
© Tulane Public Relations (Flickr, CC BY 2.0) “Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community.”

10. Where are they going?
Secondary, 2011-2012
Wikipedia – 8%
Yahoo! Answers – 7%
eNotes – 3%
Answers.com – 3%
Oppapers – 3%
“The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Turnitin.”

11. What are they citing?
Higher Ed., 2011-
2012
Wikipedia – 11%
Oppapers – 4%
SlideShare – 4%
Course Hero – 4%
Scribd – 3%
“The Sources in Student Writing – Higher Education. Turnitin.”

12. What Students Think of Wikipedia
EasyBib data.

13. Understand the Struggles
“Coming up
with keywords”
“Sorting through
irrelevant results”
“Identifying and
selecting sources”

14. What About Educators?
Cybrarian77, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

15. “How prepared are
your students?”
"Both Sides Now: Librarians Looking at Information Literacy from High School and College."

16. ACT Report 2009
ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009. Rep. ACT Inc., 2009.

17. Need-to-Know Skills
(according to professors)
Library classification
New resources
Web 2.0 tools
Search for information
Sigalet, Jennifer, Leslie Barton, and Sherri Savage. "Research Skills: What College Professors Expect Incoming Students to Know."

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19. You may feel
like this…

20. But it’s not so bad!
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21. “Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition From Secondary to
Tertiary Education.”
Boolean Operators
● 38.6% understood
“AND” functions
Website Credibility
● ~25% selected 3
correct characteristics
● Almost all selected at
least one
Areas of Understanding
© Thompson Rivers University (Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

22. Sources in College Writing
“Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Student Success.”

23. Subject Database Use
Seniors used:
• Academic Search Premier
• Library catalog
• JSTOR
• Montana Rules of Civil Procedure
• Science Direct
• Business Search Premier
“Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Student Success.” © (Flickr, CC BY-SA
2.0)

24. What can we do?
© Stefan Baudy (Flickr, Attribution 2.0 Generic CC License)

25. There are solutions!

26. “Train the Trainers”
Information literacy for educators
Why?
✓ CCSS
✓ Familiarity
✓ Comfort
levels
“Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”

27. Collaborate! © Josie Holford (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

28. Collaborative Committees
• Discussion forum of K-12 and
academics
• Document covering IL skills
between H.S. and college
• Shared with teachers and parents
• Visit each other’s learning
environments
Academi
c
K-
12
Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. Educator's Spotlight Digest.

29. Curriculum Collaboration
• Library media specialists
• High school English teacher
• University librarians
• Instructional designer
http://helios.weber.edu
“HeLIOS: Bridging the Information Literacy Gap from High School to University.”
Academi
c
K-
12

30. College Library Survival Skills Project
• Bakersfield College & Kern
H.S. District
• List of skills, corresponding
lessons
• Taught in K12, reinforced in
college
Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. “Navigating to Information Literacy.”
Academi
c
K-
12

31. “Partnering for
Possibilities”
• K-12 media center + public library
• Library resources + 3D printer
overview
• Expanding to extracurriculars
Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett
County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Photo © Buffy Hamilton. Used with
permission.

32. “Bridging the Gap: Preparing High School Students for College Level Research.”
Plan a Trip!
Visit academic
libraries
•LC classification
•Inter-library loan
•Subject specialists
•Breadth of resources
•Virtual reference
© Nomadic Lass (Flickr, CC BY-SA
2.0)

33. Horia Varlan, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

34. Connect!
Twitter
• #infolit
• #libchat
• #highered
JOIN THE CHAT
© Jason Howie (Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

35. Connect!
LinkedIn
• Groups
• Follow local colleges
• Explore your network
© Jason Howie (Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

36. Connect!
List Servs
• infolit-l
• K-20 collaboration
• http://lists.ala.org/sympa
© Jason Howie (Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

37. Conferences! :)
Lester Public Library, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

38. Bibliography
ACT. ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009. Rep. ACT Inc., 2009. Web. 3 Oct. 2014. <http://www.act.
org/research/policymakers/pdf/NationalCurriculumSurvey2009.pdf>.
Ashbridge, Carole. Bridging the Gap for Information Literacy: Connecting High Schools, Colleges and the Workforce. Watertown, NY:
Connections Abound, 2010. PDF. The document can be located at the following URL: http://connectionsabound.com/Bridging the Gap.
pdf.
Bayliss, Sarah. "Students Wary of Wikipedia But Still Use for Research, Study Finds." School Library Journal. Library Journal, 1 Oct. 2013. Web.
25 Apr. 2014. <http://www.slj.com/2013/10/research/easybib-survey-students-wary-of-wikipedia-but-still-use-for-research/#_>.
Burhanna, Kenneth J., ed. Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited,
2013. Print.
De Rosa, Cathy, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, and Charlotte Sturtz. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context
and Community. Rep. Ed. Brad Gauder. OCLC, 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.
Dobie, Dawn, Nancy T. Guidry, and Jan Hartsell. "Navigating to Information Literacy." CSLA Journal 34.2 (2010): 6-9. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 3 Oct. 2014.
EasyBib Student Survey. June 2013. Raw data. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, New York, NY.
Hamilton, Buffy J. "Partnering for Possibilities: NHS Media Center, Gwinnett County Public Library, 3D Printing, and More." Web log post. The
Unquiet Librarian. N.p., 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 8 Oct. 2014. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/partnering-for-possibilities-
nhs-media-center-gwinnett-county-public-library-3d-printing-and-more/>.

39. Bibliography
Head, Alison J., and Michael B. Eisenberg. Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age. Seattle:
Project Information Literacy, 1 Nov. 2010. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://projectinfolit.
org/images/pdfs/pil_fall2010_survey_fullreport1.pdf
Head, Alison J. Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College. Rep. Project Information Literacy, 5
Dec. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby. Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. N.p.: Educator's Spotlight
Digest, Winter 2007. PDF. The report can be found at the following URL: http://www.informationliteracy.org/users_data/admin/V2I1-
college.pdf
Kinikin, JaNae. HeLIOS: Bridging the Information Literacy Gap from High School to University. Ogden, UT: Weber State University, 21 Apr. 2010.
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Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College. Rep. Project Information Literacy, 5 Dec. 2013. Web.
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Lighthart, Matthew, and Creedence Spreder. "Partners in Lifelong Learning." Knowledge Quest 42.4 (2014): 32-37. Academic Search Complete.
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40. Bibliography
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Tertiary Education." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 41.1 (2011): 43-58. Print.
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ScienceDirect. Web. 2 Mar. 2013.
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College Level Research." Colorado Libraries 36.1 (2011): n. pag. 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. The report can be found at the following
URL: http://coloradolibrariesjournal.org/content/bridging-gap-preparing-high-school-students-college-level-research
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