Information literacy Curriculum integration an investment in lifelong learning

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Information literacy Curriculum integration
an investment in lifelong learning

• Anne-Marie Haraldstad
• Library of Medicine and Health Sciences
• The University of Oslo Library
• 27st June 2003
• Nordic Baltic EAHIL Workshop

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Information literacy The ability to...

• Determine the extent of information needed
• Identify adequate resources
• Access the needed information effectively and
  efficiently
• Evaluate information and its sources critically
• Incorporate selected information into ones
  knowledge base
• Use information effectively to accomplish a
  specific purpose

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The topic presented by PICO

• P for PROBLEM Information explosion - the
  need for information literacy
• I for INTERVENTION Teaching information
  handling strategies
• C for COMPARISON Leaving students by
  themselves?
• O for OUTCOME The information literate
  student or graduate

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PICO
P for Problem
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I for Intervention
PICO

• Teaching information handling strategies

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The adult learner

• Autonomy
• The self-directed learner
• Previous experience and knowledge
• Motivation
• Relevance Just-in-time

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Library instruction up till now

• 1st term
• Library orientation / guided tour (45 min.)
• Introduction to medical literature searching
• and quality evaluation of sources (3,5 h.)
• 10th term
• Advanced clinical literature searching
• techniques (2 x 3,5 h.)

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The information literate student and graduate
Overall goal

• The students shall be trained in finding,
  evaluating and applying research information.
• The students shall gain knowledge and skills in
  literature searching, by formulating search
  strategies and construct targeted bibliographic
  searches.
• The students shall get a toolkit of suitable
  programmes as ballast for life-long learning

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Plans for 2003 (fall) and 2004

• 1st termExtended teaching in theory of science,
  medical ethics, statistics, epidemiology with
  Information literacy fully integrated
• 8th termEBM I searching for clinical
  literature, Critical appraisal of literature
  preparing for students thesis.
• 10th termEBM II searching for clinical
  literature, Critical appraisal of literature
  preparing for clinical practice in primary health
  care.

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Curriculum integrated Information literacy
Sourcecriticism
Literaturesearch
Libraryskills
5th year
4th year
1st year
Expected basic skills in Word processing and Web
surfing
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C for Comparison
PICO

• Which teaching methods have proven effect?
• Leave students by themselves?
• Evidence-based librarianship?

Brettle, A.Information skills training a
systematic review of the literature. Health
Information and Libraries Journal 2003
20(suppl.1)3-9.
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O for Outcome
PICO

• The information literate Student or Graduate
  Clinician or Researcher
• High quality patient treatment

Library skills Information skills
Information literacy
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Life-long learning

• Good working habits
• Confident users of information technologies
• Able searchers Evaluate information critically
  and use the information accurately
• Keep a humble heartKnow what you know, and know
  when to ask
• The Lifelong Learner A Professional Continuum

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Some success factors so far...

• Prove ability and willingness to teach
• Find some champions at the faculty who will
  advocate the library
• Curriculum integration
• Present units to fit in time-tables
• Timing is crucial cooperate with faculty
• Major curricular reorganization?
• Projects / papers / thesis to be written?
• Information skills - evaluation/exam credits?

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• ... Educators in other medical teaching
  centers have noticed that our medical students
  and graduates are noticeably more information
  literate than those from other institutions.

Bracken Health Sciences Library at Queens
University Kingston, Canada
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Programs with Curriculum integration

• Nurses at RH Clinical specialist programme
• Clinical epidemiology Research methodology for
  hospital staff
• International health Master degree
• Institute for Nutrition Research
• The Institute of Nursing Science
• Section for Health
• Study of medicine