Resources For Librarians

The Information Literacy Movement

This page contains a compilation of articles and Web sites that describe the historical development of the information literacy movement and its change through time. The sources on this page offer definitions of and standards for evaluating information literacy at the academic level. These works also discuss a variety of ways to implement and promote information literacy in traditional classroom and virtual environments.

Articles

Alimohammadi, D., and M. Sajjadi. (2006). Library instruction: Past lessons, future plans. Library Philosophy & Practice, 9 (1), 1-4.

Bridgland, A., and M. Whitehead. (2005). Perspectives on... information literacy in the e-environment: An approach for sustainability. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31 (1), 54-59.

Elmborg, J. (2006). Critical information literacy: Implications for instructional practice. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32, (2), 192-199.

Galvin, J. (2005). Alternative strategies for promoting information literacy. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31 (4), 352-57

Li Zhang. (2006). Effectively incorporating instructional media into Web-based information literacy. Electronic Library, 24 (3), 294-306.

Macpherson, K. (2004). Undergraduate information literacy: A teaching framework. Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 35 (3), 226-241.

Neal, S., and C. Ruediger. (2004). Tapping into student networks: New ways to integrate information literacy. College and Research Libraries News, 65 (2), 78-80.

Owusu-Ansah, E. K. (2003). Information literacy and the academic library: A critical look at a concept and the controversies surrounding it. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 29 (4), 219-30.

Scales, B. J., G. Matthews, and C. M. Johnson. (2005). Compliance, cooperation, collaboration and information literacy. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31 (3), 229-235.

Scales, B. J. and E. B. Lindsay. (2005). Qualitative assessment of student attitudes toward information literacy. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 5 (4), 513-526.

Sharkey, J. (2006). Towards information fluency: Applying a different model to an information literacy credit course. Reference Services Review, 34 (1), 71-85.

Swanson, T. A. (2004). A radical step: Implementing a critical information literacy model. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 4 (2), 259-73.

Warnken, P. (2004). The impact of technology on information literacy education in libraries. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 30 (2), 151-156.

Weiss, S. C. (2003). The origin of library Instruction in the United States, 1820-1900. Research Strategies, 19 (3/4), 233-43.

Willis, C. N. and W. J. Thomas. (2006). Students as audience: Identity and information literacy instruction. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 6 (4), 431-444.

Woodard, B. S. (2003). Technology and the constructivist learning environment: Implications for teaching information literacy skills. Research Strategies, 19 (3/4), 181-92.

Web Sites

American Library Association, (2002). ACRL: The Standards Toolkit. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from ACRL Information Literacy Web site: http://archive.ala.org/acrl/il/toolkit/index.html.

American Library Association. Association of College and Research Libraries, (2006)Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from American Library Association Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm.

Angeley, Robin and Jeff Purdue, (2000). Information literacy: an Overview. Dialogue, Issue 6, Retrieved December 06, 2006, from http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~dialogue/issue6.html.

Institute for Information Literacy Executive Board, (2003). ACRL Information Literacy Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Introduction to Information Literacy Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitoverview/introtoinfolit/introinolit.htm.

Lee, Diane (2002). Information Literacy. Retrieved December 6, 2006, Web site: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/01-02-wt2/www/D_Lee/index.htm.