The document discusses information literacy and the collaboration between faculty and librarians. It defines information literacy as the ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively use needed information. It outlines the five standards of information literacy established by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), which include determining the nature of information needed, accessing information efficiently, evaluating information sources critically, using information effectively, and understanding economic, legal and social issues surrounding information use. The document emphasizes that collaboration between faculty and librarians is fundamental to teaching students information literacy skills and that both partners bring different strengths and perspectives.

1. THE BIG PICTURE
Faculty + Librarians =
Information Literacy

2. Video

3. Association of College and Research
Library (ACRL) Standards of IL
“Information literacy is the ability to recognize
when information is needed and have the ability to
locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information.”
American Library Association. (1989). Presidential committee on information literacy: Final report. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/whitepapers/presidential.cfm

4. More than library skills…
Information
Skills
Learning
to Learn
Information
Literacy
Computer
Literacy
Library
Skills
IT Literacy

5. Five Standards of ACRL
• KNOW
• ACCESS
• EVALUATE
• USE
• ETHICS

6. Standard One: KNOW
• The information literate student determines the
nature and extent of the information needed.

7. Standard Two: ACCESS
• The information literate student accesses needed
information effectively and efficiently.

8. Standard Three: EVALUATE
• The information literate student evaluates
information and its sources critically and
incorporates selected information into his or her
knowledge base and value system.

9. Standard Four: USE
• The information literate student, individually or as a
member of a group, uses information effectively to
accomplish a specific purpose.

10. Standard Five: ETHICS
• The information literate student understands many
of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding
the use of information and accesses and uses
information ethically and legally.

11. Information Literacy as a Process

12. Resources Used When Course-Related
Research Contexts Arise
Head, A. J. & M. B. Eisenberg. (2009, December 1). Project information literacy progress report: Lessons learned: How
college students seek information in the digital age. Retrieved from Project Information Literacy website:
http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf.

13. Librarians as Collaborators
• Collaboration between teaching faculty and librarians is
fundamental to information literacy.
• Collaboration is based on shared goals, a shared vision, and a
climate of trust and respect. Each partner brings different
strengths and perspectives to the relationship.
• Successful collaboration requires carefully defined roles,
comprehensive planning and shared leadership.
American Library Association. (2010). Collaboration with faculty . Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/resources/collaboration/collaboration.cfm

14. Faculty + Librarians = I L
• Understand
students
• Understand
course content
and learning
outcomes
• Understand research
process
• Knowledge of
information skills and
resources
American Library Association. (2010). Collaboration with faculty . Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/resources/collaboration/collaboration.cfm

15. Example Scenario
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Consultation
Test
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Plagiarism and APA