Literacy Information

There is a call for chapters for a forthcoming Libraries Unlimited book Peer-Assisted Learning in Academic Libraries. The editors seek "proposals from librarians who have utilized peer-assisted learning programs to enhance library services in the areas of reference, instruction, and/or co-curricular outreach." Proposal submission deadline is September 30 2015. More information at http://librarywriting.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/call-for-book-chapter-proposals-peer.html
Photo by Sheila Webber: cosmos and stattice, Farmers Market, August 2015

Registration for the 15th Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop opens on Monday, August 17 2015. The workshop takes place 21-22 October 2015 at the University of Alberta, Canada. The theme is Considering Implementation Options for ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, led by Sharon Mader (ACRL's Visiting Program Officer for Information Literacy). The first day is a consultation day, and the second day includes short talks by partcipants using the new ACRL Framework. More information at https://www.library.ualberta.ca/augustana/infolit/workshop/
Photo by Sheila Webber: palms at the IFLA conference in Singapore, August 2013: soon I will be reporting from this year's conference!

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

Slightly off topic, but I liked this advice by Matt Holland on getting reluctant parent organisations to let you use social media. Although he's talking about libraries in the UK's National Health Service, I think the advice would hold true in many organisations that want to control organisational use of social media. https://lihnnclinicallibs.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/can-i-have-one-of-those-getting-your-own-social-media-by-matt-holland/
Photo by Sheila Webber: redcurrants, whitecurrants, 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