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The National Forum on Information Literacy
A comprehensive source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
www.infolit.org
Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). Includes a description of the learning process for various ages, example lesson plans and projects.
www.edu.pe.ca
Information Literacy Land of Confusion
Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
lorenzen.blogspot.com
Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
www.fiu.edu
Definitions of Information Literacy, and Making Library-Related Assignments
Links to various definitions and to articles and references focusing on creating effective library assignments.
www.lib.usf.edu
Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction
Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
www.libraryinstruction.com
Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
www.emich.edu
Big6: The Big6 Skills Information Problem-Solving Approach
The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
www.big6.com
TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutorial.
tilt.lib.utsystem.edu
Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
www.libraryinstruction.com
Summarizes the proceedings of two major conferences, the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat VI and the International Association School Librarianship conference. In addition, the authors look at the entire history of information literacy and bring together the theory development, the research, and practice in school libraries since the late 1980s. Written by David V. Loertscher and Blanche Woolls.
witloof.sjsu.edu
Understanding Information Literacy
Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning.
www.libraryinstruction.com
Library Instruction: A Resource Guide
From Syracuse University Library.
libwww.syr.edu
Critical Thinking in an Online World
Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
www.library.ucsb.edu
Offers resources that inform and help instruct librarians, teachers, parents, and students about information literacy.
www.librarysmart.com