The document discusses a project at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) to improve student engagement with information literacy. The project aims to (1) create an informative video about the library produced by students for students, (2) provide students an opportunity to develop professional skills while teaching information literacy to others, and (3) enhance the visibility of the library within the student community. The project is expected to increase information literacy, student attainment and retention, and use of library resources through a collaborative, non-hierarchical approach.

2. Raewyn Riach and John Quinn
The Info Lit Journey: Improving Information Literacy
Engagement Through Student-led Immersive and Collaborative
Non-hierarchical Learning Activities.
Link to the Info-Lit Journeys here- scroll down and select from A
Student’s Perspective
https://www.uws.ac.uk/library/using-the-library/support-from-
uws-library/

3. Project Aspirations
We will have a tangible resource in the video for promotion
purposes which will have been made by students for students
through a process of student led learning.
It will provide an opportunity for students to develop and
showcase their professional skills at the same time that they are
communicating information literacy skills to new students.

4. Information Literacy Definition
CILIP defines information literacy as:
Knowing when and why you need information, where to find it and how to
evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.
Information literacy has relevance for democracy and active citizenship and
is something which happens or needs to happen outside of formal education
and throughout an individual’s lifetime as well as within educational
institutions.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (2004) Information Literacy – Definition
[Online] Available: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/advocacy-campaigns-awards/advocacy-
campaigns/information-literacy/information-literacy [Accessed 12 March 2018].

5. Project Impact
•The visibility of the Library within the academic
and student community will have been
enhanced.
•It will give the students a sense of ownership of
the Library. We want them to think of it as 'their
Library' as opposed to 'the Library'.
•Increase in information literacy amongst the
project participants
•Contribution towards raising attainment levels
amongst project participants
•Contribution towards student retention by
creating the view of the Library as a valuable and
comfortable place to go
•Increase the use of Library resources and Library
spaces by profiling the benefits of using the
Library in the film
•Films disseminated via social media and present on
big screens throughout UWS
•Students involved in the process of ownership of the
Library and redefined it to fit their understanding –
this is now being shared with the wider UWS
community
•Participants familiarised themselves with the
processes of the Library, mediating their
interpretation for the rest of the student body
•Participants gained in confidence, technical skills,
teamworking, project and conflict management
•To be measured through student feedback
•The film made clear the benefits of integrating the
Library directly into the activities of teaching and
learning by drawing on triumphalist student voices
Goals Evidence

6. Contact us with questions:
Raewyn Riach Raewyn.riach@uws.ac.uk
Liaison Librarian, Media, Culture & Society
Dr John Quinn John.quinn@uws.ac.uk
Lecturer, Performance Programmes

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