Literacy Information

Firstly, an open access version of
Archambault, S. and Masunaga, J. (2015) Curriculum Mapping as a Strategic Planning Tool (post-print proof) Journal of Library Administration. 55(6) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_gardner/19
"Curriculum mapping is a procedure for documenting and visualizing student learning at the programmatic level. The process allows libraries the opportunity to record where information literacy skills are taught across the curriculum in order to locate gaps and redundancies within a library instruction program. It also allows for alignment of the library’s learning outcomes with the learning outcomes important to the institution. This paper presents a review of the history of curriculum mapping, followed by a case study of how Loyola Marymount University (LMU) used the process to support information literacy in a new core curriculum."

Secondly, recent items from the priced publication International Information and Library Review (2015, not yet allocated to an issue at time of writing)  http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showAxaArticles?journalCode=ulbr20#.Vb0j6kZOOZM
- Perceptions of Faculty about Information Literacy Skills of Postgraduate Engineering Students by Mamoona Kousar and Khalid Mahmood
- Perceptions and Knowledge-Sharing Behavior of Pre-University Students by Shaheen Majid and Chitra Panchapakesan
Abstract extracts: "Knowledge sharing is an essential element of a collaborative learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate students' knowledge-sharing behavior with their classmates, frequency and type of knowledge shared, preferred communication channels, and the factors likely to motivate or inhibit knowledge sharing. A pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection and 220 higher secondary students (equivalent to “A” levels) from India participated in this study. ... It was found that the top three sources for seeking study-related information were the internet, teachers, and classmates. The primary motives of sharing knowledge were to improve understanding of concepts discussed in the class and to build good relationship with classmates. For group assignments, more knowledge sharing occurred within the group members than with other groups. The major barriers to knowledge sharing were the lack of time, lack of a sharing culture, and inadequate depth in relationships"
- Everyday Life Information-Seeking Behavior of Marginalized Youth: A Qualitative Study of Urban Homeless Youth in Ghana by Evelyn Markwei and Edie Rasmussen
Abstracts extracts "Forty-one homeless youth, ages 15 to 18 years participated in this qualitative study. Participants were identified by snowball sampling and data was collected by field observations, an adaptation of the critical incident technique and in-depth interviews. The results show that (1) information needs of the homeless youth in the study relate to basic needs following Maslow's hierarchy of needs; (2) their information sources are primarily interpersonal and comparatively limited in range; and (3) the most important information-seeking behavior is a community approach, characterized by free sharing of information among their social network of friends. The results further revealed that participants relied on their social network of friends to meet 8 of the 11 information needs identified in the study."
Photo by Sheila Webber: plums, Farmers Market, August 2015

Kate Ganski (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libraries, USA) has given a report on a 3 day "instruction camp" aimed at helping librarians to better understand the new ACRL Information Literacy Framework. It includes a link to materials used in the camp
https://ganski.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/2015-summer-instruction-camp/
Photo by Sheila Webber: farmers market, strawberries, August 2015

There are presentations from the LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) conference (that had the theme Collaboration for Lifelong Learning: Innovative and Effective Approaches to Information Literacy) that was held on 3 August 2015 in Los Angeles, USA. Presentations are entitled:
- Gaining Ground: Building Lifelong Information Literacy Skills
- Getting Students College-Career Ready
- "Lightning round" talks: Creating a Local Computer Skill Cooperative; Information Literacy for Educators; Long Night Against Procrastination: Connecting Stressed Out Students with Library and Writing Resources; Outreach to Your Child Development Center.
The presentations are at https://sites.google.com/site/lifelonginformationliteracy/annual-conference-1 and there is a Storify for the conference at https://storify.com/LILiCon2015/2nd-lili-conference (spot the Californian palm trees!)
Photo by Sheila Webber: autumn anemone, August 2015

The Pew Research Center's report on Americans’ Internet Access: 2000-2015 uses the data they have collected anually on the internet habits of people in the USA. Headlines include:
"Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens uses the internet" with seniors showing higher adoption rates than young people (because there are still more of them not using teh internet).
"While Less-Educated Adults Are Catching Up, Their Internet Adoption Rates Are Still Below Those of College Graduates"
"Those In Higher-Income Households Are Most Likely To Use Internet"
"English-speaking Asian-Americans Are the Most Likely To Report Internet Usage"
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/06/26/americans-internet-access-2000-2015/
Photo by Sheila Webber: bee, July 2015

This is the 2nd batch of links to papers due to be given at the World Library and Information (IFLA) Conference which takes places 15-21 August 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. There are obviously lots more on other library topics in the IFLA Library as the majority of people do submit their papers in advance. As I said in my last post, if all goes well I will be liveblogging the conference.

COX, Kiersten and GREGORY, Vicki and FLESCHNER, Julius (2015) No One Left-Behind! Teaching Information Literacy in a Different Way to an Urban Population. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 140 - Metropolitan Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1132
GAVIGAN, Karen W. and ALBRIGHT, Kendra S. (2015) A Culturally-Targeted HIV/AIDS Graphic Novel for Teen Well-Being. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 189 - School Libraries with Health and Biosciences. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1148
SALVATORE, Cecilia L. (2015) Indigenous Literacy through Indigenous Cultural Heritage Materials and Resources. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 168 - Indigenous Matters SIG. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1146
OJARANTA, Anu Helena (2015) A Phase between Two National Core Curricula in Finland – What Are the Implications to Information Literacy Instruction and Library Collaboration?. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 101 - School Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1116
REARDON, Siobhan A. and MCCLINTOCK, Autumn and MORAN, Sara S. and NICHOLS, Joel A. (2015) Health Strategies for Public Libraries: How the Free Library of Philadelphia addresses health barriers to literacies. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 140 - Metropolitan Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1131
PUN, Raymond (2015) Geospatial Literacy as Digital Literacy: Building GIS Program to Support and Engage with Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research Communities. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 140 - Metropolitan Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1119
AHLQVIST, Elisabet (2015) Digital inclusion in Sweden done in the “Digidel way”. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 88 - Library Theory and Research with Statistics and Evaluation. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1236
WEBB, Damien (2015) Curating with Community. Paper to be presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 168 - Indigenous Matters SIG. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1143
Photo by Sheila Webber: honey bee, July 2015

The latest issue of the Journal of academic librarianship (volume 41 no. 4; this is a priced publication) includes
- “It's in the Syllabus”: Identifying Information Literacy and Data Information Literacy Opportunities Using a Grounded Theory Approach by Clarence Maybee, Jake Carlson, Maribeth Slebodnik, Bert Chapman
- Beyond Embedded: Creating an Online-Learning Community Integrating Information Literacy and Composition Courses by Mary Beth Burgoyne, Kim Chuppa-Cornell
- Creation and Use of Intellectual Works in the Academic Environment: Students' Knowledge About Copyright and Copyleft by Enrique Muriel-Torrado, Juan-Carlos Fernández-Molina
- Student, Librarian, and Instructor Perceptions of Information Literacy Instruction and Skills in a First Year Experience Program: A Case Study by Sung Un Kim, David Shumaker
- Demographic Differences in International Students' Information Source Uses and Everyday Information Seeking Challenges by Sei-Ching Joanna Sin
- Establishing a Participatory Library Model: A Grounded Theory Study by Linh Cuong Nguyen
- Foregrounding the Research Log in Information Literacy Instruction by Louise R. Fluk
The issue page is at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00991333/41/4
Photo by Sheila Webber: bee, July 2015

A few unconnected catchup links for Friday:
- An interview with Troy Swanson conducted by Brian Mathews: Practicing Critical Information Literacy. (published June 10 2015) http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2015/06/10/practicing-critical-information-literacy-interview-with-troy-swanson/
- Avery, S., and Hinchliffe, L. (2014). Hopes, impressions, and reality: Is a Discovery Layer the answer? Presentation presented at the annual LOEX meeting, Grand Rapids. http://www.loexconference.org/2014/presentations/'LOEX2014_'Hopes%20Impressions%20and%20Reality-AveryHinchliffe.pdf
- The Digilit Leicester project (in the UK) is spending £30,00 on a project to develop schoolchildren's ability to evaluate information as part of a "games based approach to information literacy". There is a local news report on it here: the deadline to apply for the tender to do the work is just past so the information seems to have disappeared off the Digilit site, but it is reproduced here.
Photo by Sheila Webber: celebration, July 2015

Volume 3 issue 3 of Reference Services Review (priced publication) includes:
- FYI for FYE: 20-minute Instruction for Library Orientation by Paul R Hottinger , Natalie M Zagami-Lopez , Alexandra S Bryndzia
- Q/A on Teaching Credit Classes for Entrepreneurship Research by Sarah Barbara Watstein
- Are you reaching your audience? The intersection between LibGuide authors and LibGuide users by Wendy Sue Wilcox , Gabriela Castro Gessner , Adam Chandler
Most of the issue focuses on libraries/information centres and entrepreneurship
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/rsr/43/3
Photo by Sheila Webber: Brachyglottis, July 2015

The latest issue of the open access journal Communications in Information Literacy (voliume 9 number 1) is available. Articles include:
- “Mind-Blowing”: Fostering Self-Regulated Learning in Information Literacy Instruction by Eveline Houtman
- Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know by Molly Montgomery
- A Decade of Critical Information Literacy: A Review of the Literature by Eamon Tewell
- Motivational Design in Information Literacy Instruction by Amanda Kathryn Nichols Hess
- Teaching and Learning Information Synthesis: An Intervention and Rubric Based Assessment by Kacy Lundstrom, Anne R. Diekema, Heather Leary, Sheri Haderlie, Wendy Holliday
- Connecting Inspiration with Information: Studio Art Students and Information Literacy Instruction by Katie Greer
http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=issue&op=view&path[]=17&path[]=showToc
Photo by Sheila Webber: bee and wild rose, June 2015

The latest issue of the open access Journal of Information Literacy has been published (volume 9, no. 1, 2015). Articles include:
- The Amazing Library Race: tracking student engagement and learning comprehension in library orientations by Katherine Boss, Katelyn Angell, Eamon Tewell
- How much do first-year undergraduate students in Norway know about information literacy? by Ellen Nierenberg, Øyvind Gjems Fjeldbu
- The impact of library information literacy classes on first year students’ searching behaviour by Torunn Skofsrud Boger, Hanne Dybvik, Anne-Lise Eng, Else Helene Norheim
- Using an information literacy curriculum map as a means of communication and accountability for stakeholders in higher education by Leslin H Charles
- Refining the definition of information literacy: the experience of contextual knowledge creation by Marc Forster
- Evidence-based instruction: assessing student work using rubrics and citation analysis to inform instructional design by Alan Carbery, Sean Leahy
There are also conference reports and book reviews
http://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/index
Photo by Sheila Webber: wild rose, Sheffield, June 2015

The latest 2 issues of Reference Services Review (a priced publication) include the following:
Volume 43 issue 1
- Teaching “format as a process” in an era of Web-scale discovery by Kevin Patrick Seeber (pp. 19 - 30)
- Badge it!: A collaborative learning outcomes based approach to integrating information literacy badges within disciplinary curriculum by Emily Ford , Betty Izumi , Jost Lottes , Dawn Richardson (pp. 31 - 44)
- Learning information literacy through drawing by David James Brier , Vickery Kaye Lebbin (pp. 45 - 67)
- One-shot Wikipedia: an edit-sprint toward information literacy by John Thomas Oliver (pp. 81 - 97)
- Flashlight: using Bizup’s BEAM to illuminate the rhetoric of research by Kate Rubick (pp. 98 - 111)
- Leveraging adult learning theory with online tutorials by Rebecca Halpern , Chimene Tucker (pp. 112 - 124)
- Integrating the thematic approach into information literacy courses by Elizabeth Price , Rebecca Richardson (pp. 125 - 136)
- Piloting a blended model for sustainable IL programming by Jody Nelson , Joan Morrison , Lindsey Whitson (pp. 137 - 151)
Volume 44 issue 2 (at time of writing this was early publication, so no page numbers)
- Learning from Degree-Seeking Older Adult Students in a University Library by Mary C. Aagard , Marilia Y. Antunez , Jaime N. Sand
- Evaluation of Sources: A New Sustainable Approach by Sharon Radcliff , Elise Y. Wong
- Using Interviews to Improve Relationships with Library Partners: A Case Study by Bridget Farrell
- Situated Information Literacy: History Instruction at a High School Early College by Meghann Walk
- Situating Information Literacy in the Disciplines: A Practical and Systematic Approach for Academic Librarians by Robert Farrell , William Badke
Go to http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/rsr
Photo by Sheila Webber: St Georges Church, Sheffield University: there are 3 peregrine falcons in this picture and since the photo isn't very sharp I have put red "x"s above them (a chick in the nest platform and one just-fledged chick on the ledge above the clock, and a parent bird sitting at the side). Click photo for full size. 2 June 2015

The 75th Anniversary Issue of College and Research Libraries (volume 76 no. 3) has an interesting format: reprinting some classic articles and providing a contemporary commentary on each. For example Megan Oakleaf responds to the article (first published in 2003) by George Kuh and Robert Gonyea The Role of the Academic Library in Promoting Student Engagement in Learning. http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/3.toc
The latest C and RL (volume 76 no. 4 http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/4.toc) includes
- Katy Kavanagh Webb and Jeanne Hoover Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Academic Library: A Methodology for Mapping Multiple Means of Representation in Library Tutorials
- Amanda Rinehart, Jennifer Sharkey, and Chad Kahl Learning Style Dimensions and Professional Characteristics of Academic Librarians
Photo by Sheila Webber: Cow parsley, Gilbert's Pit, South London, May 2015

Recordings of webinars recently organised by the ACRL Instruction Section Management and Leadership Committee are now available:
Char Booth: Cultivating Campus Collaboration http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p3asujae6d4/ ("For librarians who work in information literacy program development, creating and sustaining meaningful ties with a diverse range of campus stakeholders is an essential and complex task. This webinar will involve participants in a discussion about cultivating effective institutional collaborations, from identifying and engaging potential partners to curriculum mapping strategies to assessing (and sometimes ending) campus relationships.")
Sara Lowe: Developing Learning Outcomes http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p54qgg8dc4c/ ("For librarians who teach, learning outcomes are vital. Without them, it is difficult to assess learning and gauge success. This session will discuss all aspects of learning outcomes so that participants can integrate them into their teaching practice.")
Photo by Sheila Webber: spring path, Blackheath, May 2015

Yesterday Pew Internet Research published a report on (US) Teens, Social Media & Technology. They administered an online survey, in English and Spanish, to a nationally (USA) representative sample of 1060 teens ages 13 to 17 and a parent or guardian, with the bulk of the data collected in autumn 2014. Some snippets:
"88% of American teens ages 13 to 17 have or have access to a mobile phone of some kind, and a majority of teens (73%) have smartphones."
"87% of American teens ages 13 to 17 have or have access to a desktop or laptop computer, and 58% of teens have or have access to a tablet computer."
"81% of teens 13 to 17 have or have access to a game console such as a Playstation, Xbox or Wii." "72% of teens play video games online or on their phone"
"92% of teens report going online daily — with 24% using the internet “almost constantly,”"
"The number of text messages sent or received by cell phone owning teens ages 13 to 17 (directly through phone or on apps on the phone) on a typical day is 30."
"When asked to rank social media sites by their frequency of use, Facebook is the platform that teens report that they use most often, with 41% of youth saying they use it most. Instagram is the next most often used social media platform, with 20% of teens saying they use it most often."
14% use tumblr, 24% use Vine, 33% use Google+, 11% use anonymous sharing apps, 47% use video connections such as Skype,
There are some differences according to gender, ethnicity and household income (e.g. more African-Americans have smartphones, wealthier homes have higher access to PCs, more boys than girls have access to a game console).
The report is free online at http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/
Photo by Sheila Webber: cherry blossom, April 2015

University Libraries, University of Washington have produced a Libguides website, Research 101, based around the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. For each of the frames they have produced: a few learning goals, a short video explaining the concept, a brief description of a couple of classroom activities or assignments, and a short multiple choice quiz. The "Information has value" section has yet to be completed, and one name reflects previous drafts of the Framework. Note also that in a couple of cases the heading on the tab is slightly different from the wording used on the page (so "Format as a process" is "Format matters" and "Research as inquiry" becomes "Research is a process"). http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=575664&sid=4746384
Photo by Sheila Webber: sailing on in Dubrovnik, October 2014

There is a brief report on the outcome from the ACRL board meeting that was making a decision on the final version of the new ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Information literacy Framework. They have "filed" (which seems to mean, endorsed) this framework, but for the moment are keeping the ACRL IL Standards as well (rather than saying tha the new Framework replaces the old Standards). Given the representations towards the end of the consultation process, this does not seem surprising. Sharon Mader has been made "ACRL Visiting Program Officer for Information Literacy" and will lead an initiative to develop resources around the new Framework: this is a positive move, I think. The statement is at http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/9814
Photo by Sheila Webber: Snow last week, Sheffield, January 2015

The latest ECAR results were published last year. This is an annual survey about academic experience of technology, carried out by the; US organisation, EDUCAUSE. In 2014 the data was collected from 17,451 academics, from 13 countries and in 151 institutions, and from 75,306 undergraduate students in 213 institutions: they were all asked about their technology experience. The survey included questions about use/value of MOOCs, learning analytics, Virtual Learning Environments and mobile technologies. One of the findings that they highlight at the start of the powerpoint summary of results is that technology acceptance is actually pretty much the same with students and academics, so I hope this will help dispel that "huge teacher/learner IT gulf" myth. The report in various forms is at http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/2014-student-and-faculty-technology-research-studies
Photo by Sheila Webber: seasonal wreaths on doors in South London, December 2014

An article giving examples of collaboration on information between sectors to help students transition.
Peet, L. (2014, 3 December) Conspiring to Educate: Working together for transitioning students. Library Journal. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/12/library-services/conspiring-to-educate-working-together-for-transitioning-students/#_
And - Happy 2015!
Photo by Sheila Webber: All Saints Church, Sherbourne December 2014

The latest issue of the Journal of Academic Librarianship (Volume 41, Issue 1, 2015 - priced publication) includes the following:

Student Confidence/Overconfidence in the Research Process by Valeria E. Molteni, Emily K. Chan
Promoting Academic Library Research Through the “Faculty-Member-In-Residence” Program by Brian Detlor, Vivian Lewis
Library Instruction and Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation of Factors that Impact Student Learning by Erin E. Rinto, Elisa I. Cogbill-Seiders
Applications of Mobile Social Media: WeChat Among Academic Libraries in China by Jianhua Xu, Qi Kang, Zhiqiang Song, Christopher Peter Clarke
Relationship of Library Assessment to Student Retention by Elizabeth M. Mezick
Finding the Right Notes: An Observational Study of Score and Recording Seeking Behaviors of Music Students by Kirstin Dougan
The Shift of Information Literacy Towards Research 2.0 by Tibor Koltay, Sonja Špiranec, László Z. Karvalics
Interactive Training Materials Developed by Spanish University Libraries by Marta Somoza-Fernández
Go to http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00991333
Photo by Sheila Webber: Stone stairs, Walton Hall, December 2014