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QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN - Developing U-Research: Links to Electronic Resources

Designed for those aiding in the development of U-Research as MC's Quality Enhancment Plan, this guide includes information on books, articles, statistical data, and web sites dealing with information literacy (IL) and related topics.

Online Articles on Embedding IL

Campus Cultures Fostering Information Literacy from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)   SUMMARY

Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Achieve Integration of Information Literacy from Reference & User Services Quarterly (Academic Search Premier)

The Importance of Structuring Information and Resources Within Shared Workspaces During Collaborative Design Learning from Open Learning (Academic Search Premier) from Library Trends

Incorporating information Literacy into Introductory Courses (PowerPoint by Melissa Chesanko, Arnita Sitasari, Laura Trent, and Jayne Chapple)

Information Literacy and the Undergraduate Curriculum from Library Trends  SUMMARY

Infusing Information Literacy into the Core Curriculum:  A Pilot Project at the University of Nevada, Reno from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)  SUMMARY

Literate Thought and Multiple Literacies from Theory into Practice (Academic Search Premier)

Making Problem-Based Learning Work:  Institutional Challenges from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)

Sociocultural Learning Theories and information Literacy Teaching Activities in Higher Education from Reference & User Services Quarterly (Academic Search Premier)

Turning Techno-Savvy into Info-Savvy:  Authentically Integrating Information Literacy into the College Curriculum from The Journal of Academic Librarianship (Academic Search Premier)

The Web and Information Literacy:  Scaffolding the Use of Web Sources in a Project-Based Curriculum from British Journal of Educational Technology ( Academic Search Premier)

 

Online Articles by Discipline

ART

A Program for Introducing Information Literacy to Applied Art and Design Students from Communications in Information Literacy  SUMMARY

 

BUSINESS

A Bridge to FARS and Information Literacy for Accounting Undergraduates from Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship (Academic Search Premier)

Business Information Literacy Instruction: A Survey and Progress Report from Journal of Business & Financial Librarianship (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

Embedding Information Literacy in an Undergraduate Management Degree:  Lecturers’ and Students’ Perspectives from Education for Information (Academic Search Premier)   SUMMARY

Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Achieve Integration of Information Literacy from Reference & User Services Quarterly (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy Skills for Business Careers:  Matching Skills to the Workplace from Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

Using The Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education:  A Framework for Teaching Cultural Diversity in a Management Course from Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

 

CHRISTIAN STUDIES

Imbedding Information Literacy into the Religious Studies Curriculum from  American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings  SUMMARY

COMMUNICATION

The Embedded Librarian in a Freshman Speech Class from College & Research Libraries News

A Report on Faculty Perceptions of Students’ Information Literacy Competencies in Journalism and Mass Communication Programs:  The ACEJMC Survey from College & Research Libraries   SUMMARY

 

EDUCATION

The Clicker Project:  Pros and Cons of Active Learning Techniques in the Library Classroom (PowerPoint presentation by Melissa Dennis)

The Need for Critical Media Literacy in Teacher Education Core Curricula from Educational Studies (Academic Search Premier)

 

ENGLISH

Collaboration Is Key:  Librarians and Composition Instructors Analyze Student Research and Writing from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)  SUMMARY

First-Year Writing Teachers, Perceptions of Students’ Information Literacy Competencies, and a Call for a Collaborative Approach  from Communications in Information Literacy      SUMMARY

Information Literacy and Writing Tutor Training at a Liberal Arts College from Communications in Information Literacy

Integrating Information Literacy with a Sequenced English Composition Curriculum from portal: Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)    SUMMARY

Justice (Through Literacy) for All:  Library/English Collaboration & Faculty Development (PowerPoint presentation by Ellen Sexton and Mark McBeth)

Layering Knowledge:  Information Literacy as Critical Thinking in the Literature Classroom from Pedagogy (Academic Search Premier)

 

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

An Advanced Virtual Program in Engineering Education for Research and Teaching Excellence from International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (Academic Search Premier)

The Clicker Project:  Pros and Cons of Active Learning Techniques in the Library Classroom (PowerPoint presentation by Melissa Dennis)   SUMMARY

A Collaborative Model for Teaching E-Resources:  Northwestern University’s Graduate Training Day from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)

Doctoral Students’ Engagement with Information:  An America-Australian Perspective from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)

Information and Informatics Literacy:  Skills, Timing, and Estimates of Competence from Teaching & Learning in Medicine (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy for Social Workers:  University at Albany Libraries Prepare MSW Students for Research and Practice from Communications in Information literacy

 

HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE

Information Literacy and the Undergraduate Methods Curriculum (American Political Science Association Conference Papers, 2003)

Pedagogy, Politics and Information Literacy from Politics Academic Search Premier)

 

KINESIOLOGY

Information Literacy in Athletic Training: A Problem-Based Approach from Athletic Therapy Today (Academic Search Premier)

 

MATH & SCIENCES

An Advanced Virtual Program in Engineering Education for Research and Teaching Excellence from International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (Academic Search Premier)

Building Context-Based Library Instruction from Journal of Education for Business  (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts)

Building Student Data Literacy:  An Essential Critical-Thinking Skill for the 21st Century from MultiMedia & Internet@Schools (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

Building Research Skills:  Course-Integrated Training Methods from Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice (Academic Search Premier)

The Common First Year Programme:  Some lessons from a Construction Science Course from Teaching in Higher Education (Academic Search Premier)

Evidence, Argument and Social Responsibility:  First-Year Students’ Experiences of Information Literacy when Researching an Essay from Higher Education Research & Development (Academic Search Premier)   SUMMARY

Incorporating Information Literacy Skills into Analytical Chemistry:  An Evolutionary Step from Journal of Chemical Education (Academic Search Premier)

Information and Informatics Literacy:  Skills, Timing, and Estimates of Competence from Teaching & Learning in Medicine (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy for First-Year students:  An Embedded Curriculum Approach from European journal of Engineering Education (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy in Continuing Professional Development of Medical Practitioners:  A Croatian Example from Health Information & Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology from College & Research Libraries News   SUMMARY

Information Literacy, Statistical Literacy and Data Literacy from IASSIST Quarterly SUMMARY

Information Technology and Information Literacy for First Year Health Sciences Students in South Africa:  Matching Early and Professional Needs from Medical Teacher (Academic Search Premier)

Innovative Approaches to Information Literacy Instruction for Engineering Undergraduates at Drexel University from European Journal of Engineering Education (Academic Search Premier)

Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Library:  Access Tools for Mining Science from Information Services & Use (Academic Search Premier)   SUMMARY

Medical Students’ Perceptions of an Undergraduate Research Elective from Medical Teacher (Academic Search Premier)

The Web and Information Literacy: Scaffolding the Use of Web Sources in a Project-Based Curriculum from British Journal of Educational Technology (Academic Search Premier)

 

MODERN LANGUAGES

Applying the Big 6 to Student Foreign Language Research Assignments (Powerpoint by David Alley and Lisa P. Smith)

 

MUSIC

Info Lit and the Diva:  Integrating Information Literacy into the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Opera Theater Department  from Notes (Project Muse)

Information Literacy Instructional Objectives for Undergraduate Music Students from Notes  SUMMARY

Librarian in the Classroom:  An Embedded Approach to Music Information Literacy for First-Year Undergraduates from Notes (Academic Search Premier)

Warp, Weft, and Waffle:  Weaving Information Literacy into an Undergraduate Music Curriculum from Notes (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

 

NURSING

Assessing the Impact of a Study Skills Programme on the Academic Development of Nursing Diploma Students at Northumbria University from Health Information & Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Assessment Tool for Nursing Student Computer Competencies from Nursing Education Perspectives.  SUMMARY

Developing Information Literacy:  A Key to Evidence-Based Nursing from International Nursing Review (Academic Search Premier)

Developing Online Information Literacy Courses for NHSScotland from Health Information and Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Efficacy of Integrating Information Literacy Education into a Women’s Health Course on Information Literacy for RN-BSN Students from Journal of Nursing Research (Academic Search Premier)

Emerging Technologies Center:  Moving Forward:  The Informatics Agenda from Nursing Education Perspectives  SUMMARY

Evidence Based Practice: A Mind-Altering Substance from Journal of Information Literacy  SUMMARY

Evaluating Information Skills Training in Health Libraries:  A Systematic Review from Health Information and Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Improving Library Services for Graduate Nurse Students in New Zealand from Health Information and Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Information and Informatics Literacy:  Skills, Timing, and Estimates of Competence from Teaching & Learning in Medicine (Academic Search Premier)

Information Literacy in Continuing Professional Development of Medical Practitioners:  A Croatian Example from Health Information & Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Information Technology and Information Literacy for First Year Health Sciences Students in South Africa:  Matching Early and Professional Needs from Medical Teacher (Academic Search Premier)

Medical Students’ Perceptions of an Undergraduate Research Elective from Medical Teacher (Academic Search Premier)

The Missing Link: Information Literacy and Evidence-Based Practice as a New Challenge for Nurse Educators from Nursing Education Perspectives (Academic Search Premier)

Preparing for Evidence-Based Practice:  Revisiting Information Literacy from Nursing Education Perspectives (Academic Search Premier)

Strategic Enhancement of Nursing Students Information Literacy Skills:  Interdisciplinary Perspectives from ABNF (Academic Search Premier)

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Faculty Development in Nursing Education Technology from nursing Education Perspectives  SUMMARY

 

SOCIOLOGY

Embedding Information Literacy in the Sociology Program at the University of Otago from Australian Academic & Research Libraries (Academic Search Premier)      

Information Literacy for Social Workers:  University at Albany Libraries Prepare MSW Students for Research and Practice from Communications in Information literacy

         

 

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Resources

 

Actual Course Assignment Examples from Each College Matched to ACRL Standards (San Jose State University Library)

 

 

Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy That Illustrate Best Practices (Association of College & Research Libraries)

 

 

Conference Proceedings from the 35th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America.  Session 2: Communication and Collaboration: Working with Faculty for Information Fluency   SUMMARY

Commonly Used Assignments (San Jose State University Library) 

Designing Effective Information Literacy Assignments (McHenry County College)

Discipline-Based Information Literacy: Experience, Themes and Recommendations (Carleton College)

Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines (Art Libraries Society of North America, 2006)   SUMMARY

Information Literacy and the Undergraduate Methods Curriculum (American Political Science Association Conference Papers, 2003)

 

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Journalism Students and Professionals  SUMMARY

 

Information Literacy in the Disciplines – links to “information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.”

Information Literacy Student Learning Outcomes:  Tier 1 First-Year (California Lutheran)

Information Literacy Student Learning Outcomes:  Tier 2 Sophomore and Junior Year (California Lutheran)

 

Information Literacy Student Learning Outcomes: Tier 3 Senior/Capstone Year (California Lutheran)

Integrating Information Literacy into Course Assignments (Gettysburg College)

 

MLA Information Literacy Instructional Objectives for Undergraduate Music Students  SUMMARY

 

Preparing the Next Generation of Nurses to Practice in a Technology-Rich Environment:  An Informatics Agenda (National League for Nursing Position Statement, 2008)  SUMMARY

 

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses .  Competencies  SUMMARY

S.O.S. for Information Literacy:  A Virtual Idea Factory for Teaching Information Literacy Skills

 

Smith College Religion Majors Research Skills (Smith College Libraries)  SUMMARY

 

T.I.G.E.R. Initiative:  Evidence and Informatics Transforming Nursing  SUMMARY

 

Tutorial for Developing and Evaluating Assignments (University of Maryland University College)

What Does Information Literacy Mean?:  Some Examples from Different Disciplines (University of Sheffield, 2008) SUMMARY