INFORMATION LITERACY

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INFORMATION LITERACY
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J. F. DRAKE MEMORIAL LEARNING RESOURCES
CENTER ALABAMA AM UNIVERSITY NORMAL, ALABAMA DR.
CLARENCE TOOMER, DEAN PRUDENCE W. BRYANT,
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
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OUTLINE

1. Title Page
2. Abstract Summary
3. Goals/Objectives
4. Procedures
5. Stakeholders
6. Collaboration
7. Implementation Session 1
8. Implementation Session 2
9. Pictures of Sessions
10. North Carolina AT State University visits
    Alabama AM University
11. Pictures of Visit
12. Significant Challenges
13. Breakthroughs/Innovations
14. Application of Learning
15. Application of Learning continued
16. Goals not Achieved
17. Project Review
18. Pictures
19. Bibliography

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ABSTRACT SUMMARY

• The Information Literacy Pilot Project at Alabama
  AM was planned and implemented to fulfill the
  following
• the commitment to the HBCU Library Alliance
  Institute II and the Mellon Foundation, to
  assist students in recognizing when information
  is needed and have the ability to locate evaluate
  and use effectively the needed information

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GOALS/OBJECTIVES

• TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION LITERATE ENVIRONMENT AT
  ALABAMA AM UNIVERSITY
• TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION LITERACY INTO THE
  BIBLIOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AT ALABAMA AM
  UNIVERSITY
• TO INCREASE THE INFORMATION LITERACY
  HOLDINGS(REFERENCE AND CIRCULATING BOOKS,AUDIO
  VISUAL, E-BOOKS AND OTHER HOLDINGS IN THE LRC
• TO COLLABORATE WITH THE LIBRARY AT NORTH CAROLINA
  AT STATE UNIVERSITY IN GREENSBORO, NORTH
  CAROLINA
• TO TARGET HONORS ENGLISH,ENGLISH
  102,ADMINISTRATION,FACULTY AND STAFF AS
  STAKEHOLDERS

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PROCEDURES

• Review guidelines
• Conduct literature review
• Develop goals and objectives
• Contact Stakeholders (Administration, Faculty,
  Staff, and Students)
• Introduce Information Literacy to Stakeholders
• Implement Sessions
• Conduct Evaluations

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STAKEHOLDERS

• Administration
• Faculty
• Staff
• Students ( University College and
• English 102)

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IMPLEMENTATION

• .Session 1
• Introduce Information Literacy to Honors English
  Class and Mrs. Cheryl Carpenter (Instructor)
• Implement Information Literacy Exercises and
  hands on with Technology
• Questions and Answers

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Session 2
• Conducted Literary Criticism Exercises using
  Traditional Reference Books on Selected authors
  (Alice Walker, Eudora Welty, Margaret Walker
  Alexander etc).
• Demonstration of Technology, (Smart Board and
  Electronic Data Bases)
• Questions and Answers

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COLLABORATION

• NORTH CAROLINA AT STATE UNIVERSITY
• Ferdinand D. Bluford Library
• Mrs. Waltrene Canada, Dean
• Miss Iyanna Sims, Electronic Services Librarian
• ALABAMA AM UNIVERSITY
• J.F. Drake Memorial Learning Resources
  Center/State
• Black Archives Research Center and Museum
• Dr. Clarence Toomer, Dean
• Mrs. Prudence W. Bryant, Reference Librarian
• Mrs. Connie Mack, Electronic Services
• Librarian
• Mrs. Diane McArthur, Systems Librarian

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY VISITS ALABAMA
AM UNIVERSITY

• The Meeting consisted of an interchange of ideas
  and an update on information literacy procedures,
  goals, objectives, technology usage at each of
  the libraries. Follow up and continuation of the
  collaborative activities was also discussed.
• Luncheon, Tour of Alabama AM Learning Resources
  Center and State Black Archives Research Center
  and Museum

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SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES

• The number of students participating in
• the sample Pilot Project created a challenge
  and additional equipment (more
• smart boards) would have provided more student
  access to technology.

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BREAKTHROUGHS/INNOVATIONS

• Students were introduced to information literacy
  and technology and engaged in in-
• teractive learning at a more advanced level.
  Students were challenged to enhance critical
  thinking skills through
• brainstorming.

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APPLICATION OF LEARNING

• The ACRL Standards for Information Literacy
  will be applied for learning.
• The Information literate student
• Standard 1- Determines the nature and extent of
  the information needed
• Standard 2- Accesses needed information,
  effectively and efficiently

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APPLICATION OF LEARNING

• Standard 3- Evaluates information and its sources
  critically and incorporates selected information
  into his or her knowledge base and value system
• Standard 4- Uses information to accomplish a
  purpose
• Standard 5- Accesses and uses information
  ethically and legally

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GOALS NOT ACHIEVED

• Continuous work should be implemented on the LRC
  holdings (Books, E-Books, Audio Visual etc.).

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PROJECT REVIEW

• The Information Literacy Pilot Project was chosen
  to create an Information Literate environment for
  students enrolled in English 102 and Honors
  English at Alabama AM. students will participate
  in activities to strengthen and develop literacy
  skills, to develop techniques for reading
  comprehension, evaluation and critical thinking
  skills

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BIBLIOGRAPHY/PATHFINDER
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (CONTINUED)
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PATHFINDER
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PILOT ACTIVITY The following activity was
presented to our pilot class during the first
session to reinforce critical thinking skills.
This worksheet was developed by a group of
librarians at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee library to promote the
teaching of Information Literacy. http//www.uwm.e
du/Library/ris/instruction/ip/
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INFORMATION LITERACY AND THESTRATEGIC PLAN

• The LRC will continue to refine the information
  and library instruction programs to ensure
  students are prepared, to recognize when
  information is needed and to have the ability to
  locate ,evaluate and use information ethically.
  Varied and innovative teaching programs will
  prepare students to use information in their
  academic endeavors and in their roles

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STRATEGIC PLAN CONTINUED

• as citizens, consumers, and professionals
• and as well as in their recreational activities.
  
• Goal 2, AM strives to achieve academic
• excellence, Strategy 3, Make Information
• Literacy an integral part of the AM experi-
• ence by developing a piloted Orientation 101
• with University College, develop and maintain
  online assessments, tutorials and course
  evaluations.

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PROJECT SUMMARY

• The Pilot Information Literacy Project provided
  an introduction to Information
• Literacy for a small sample of students. More
  students will be involved in the In-
• formation Literacy Project in the Fall of 2006
  when all of the English 102 classes
• will be participants.