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understanding of the information literacy imperatives and outcomes common to Australian universities

awareness of the range of national & state activities currently in progress to enhance and facilitate the development of information literacy

awareness of the trends impacting upon current information literacypractice in Australia

common philosophies national initiatives

state initiatives (QLD)

discussion

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shared philosophies

embed

supplement

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target core units from 1st year Honours+ selected units from within each course & each year level+ the library’s generic program = contextualisation & timeliness

standalone unit in 1st year introducing a range of generic competencies such asIT skills, information skills and study strategies

develop generic competencies at 2nd & 3rd levels through specific sessions

embed IL competencies intocurricula articulated

throughout all courses

introduce a specific unit & specialised sessions

throughout all levels of acourse

strategies

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analyse needs & abilities of students

agree on content, learning outcomes & materials

design activities & resources

present unit together

evaluate outcomes jointly

the academic & the librariandynamic duets

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national initiatives

information literacyforum

ILF fosters a common understanding of and advocates for IL within ALIA & the general community

promotes professional development opportunities in IL for library & information services personnel

activities include:• establishment of an IL roundtable• strategy planning for integration of IL into various sectors• participation in relevant conferences

communication includes teleconferences + quarterly newsletter

ALIA

http://www.alia.org.au/groups/infolit/

website

statement oninformation literacy

for all Australians

drafted by the ALIA Information Literacy Forum (ILF) 5 February 2001

to encourage and stimulate awarenessof the value of information literacy for all communities

ALIA

http://www.alia.org.au/sigs/infolit/statement.html

full statement

Australian informationliteracy standards

www.anu.edu.au/caul/caul-doc/InfoLitStandards2001.doc

released January 2001

CAUL

developed from the US ACRL Standards for HE (©January 2000)

national workshop in Adelaide Sept 2000 led by Mary Jane PetrowskiACRL Institute for Information Literacy

62 representatives from Aust/NZ institutions inc. tertiary, TAFE, CAUL, State libraries & ALIA

endorsed by CAUL October 2000

Australia/New ZealandInstitute for Information

LiteracyANZIIL proposed and endorsed at the national

workshop in Adelaide Sept 2000

Institute to be hosted for 3 year periodsby each Australian university

inaugural base at UniSA 2001-2004

current Director: Irene Doskatch UniSA

reference group: members from 12 Aust/NZ institutions inc. State & TAFE

CAUL

http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/about/anziil.htm

mission & goals

national informationliteracy conferences

http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/events/ilconf.htm

website

biennial conference sponsored by the University of South Australia Library

5th National IL Conference:Information Literacy: the social action agenda

30 November to 1 December 2001

will highlight case studies in the role of IL in democracy

IL assessmentresearch project

to develop an instrument for use at aninstitutional level to measurestudents’ information literacy development

based on Aust. IL Standards & drawingupon the relational model of informationliteracy (Dr. Christine Bruce)

project chair: Margaret Appleton CQU

project leader: Dr. Ralph Catts UNE

project team: CQU, UNE, QUT, RMIT, Uni Melb, UniSA

CAUL

IL assessmentresearch project

self-report assessment tool

emphasis on validity & reliability

seed money from ANZIIL/CAUL

workshop for project coordinators in Melbourne in October 2001

item development & validation semester 2 2001

administration of pilot items semester 12002 with student cohorts of 250+

review & dissemination mid-late 2002

CAUL

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state initiatives

QULOC information skillsworking party

QLD

identify client needs for core information skills

facilitate cooperative development & exchange of training materials, programs &liaison services

disseminate information on training programs & facilities

share strategies & methodologies for faculty liaison programs

identify areas of research needs & facilitate development of proposals or projects

share strategies for the promotion of information skills programs

terms of reference

QULOC information skillsworking party

QLD

http://www.quloc.org.au/main.htm

website

Virtual Reference Desk

Information Literacy for Academics

Effectiveness of web-based instruction for information literacy

QULOC EndNote Service based at UQ technical support + hotline reference group

current projects

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questions

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information literacy learning for life

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