This is an opinion piece about the decision by ACRL Board of Directors to rescind its “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” in June 2016.

Information literacy is recognized as an essential competency for educational success. It relates to all disciplines but not a separate discipline, so it clear who takes responsibility teaching this undergraduates. This report of survey conducted better understand the extent which information concepts by faculty occurred in research university. The results indicated that generally teach competencies undergraduate students without collaborating with others on their campus. Many also had...

There is an expectation that college students graduate with competency in information literacy. Ideally, institutions of higher education integrate these competencies throughout their curricula a progressive manner. High-impact educational practices contribute to student success. The purpose this article examine recent literature about five the high-impact (capstone experiences, learning communities, service and community-based learning, undergraduate research, writing-intensive courses)...

INTRODUCTION Undergraduate research journals provide students with an opportunity to disseminate their work while learning about the scholarly publishing process. The opportunities learn communication have been demonstrated, but such also offer a means of helping attain necessary information literacy competencies. By partnering in publication undergraduate journals, libraries can further strategic goals related and establish connection between library student success. This paper reports on...

Although finding, interpreting, and using archives is inherent in the study of history, no standard identifies archival research competencies college history students should possess. The purpose this to identify faculty expectations undergraduates regarding their skills and, based on those expectations, create a list that could be incorporated into classroom or introduced by archivist literacy sessions. includes viewpoints different stakeholders, review course syllabi, in-depth interviews...

There is growing recognition that information literacy a critical skill for educational and workplace success, engagement in lifelong learning, civic participation. To be considered allocations of financial human resources, must become policy priority institutions societies. Although there has been some progress this area since 1974, when the term was coined, not yet many organizations or governments. no published examination factors may influence adoption as priority. This article explores...

describes the second phase of a project to identify "archival literacy" competencies.

Libraries are affected by discontinuous change caused the type and rapidity of technological innovations. By examining theories structuration, diffusion innovation, contingency, in libraries can be better understood, thus easing its adoption assimilation. There is a need to reconceptualize libraries.

This study assessed student perceptions about an online information literacy tutorial, CORE (Comprehensive Online Research Education, to plan for the next generation of tutorials. The tutorial includes seven modules: "Planning Your Project," "Topic Exploration," "Types Information," "Search Tools," Strategies," "Evaluating Sources," and "Copyright, Plagiarism, Citing Sources." First-year students in biology nursing courses responded a survey after they completed modules. liked learning...

Although emphasis in veterinary education is increasingly being placed on the ability to find, use, and communicate information, studies information behaviors of students or professionals are few. Improved knowledge this area will provide valuable for course curriculum planning design resources. This article describes a survey information-seeking first-semester at Purdue University. A was administered as first phase progressive semester-long assignment semester DVM systemic mammalian...

ABSTRACT This article describes the genesis of Vanderbilt University's Peabody Academic Library Leadership Institute as an outcome a particular philosophy. That philosophy is based on concept that to fulfill their potential contributions, academic libraries need direct planning, resources, and services support priorities parent institutions. addresses for campus-focused leadership training; higher education training librarians; context libraries. It why Vanderbilt's College Education Human...

Background/Context Soon after the United States Department of Education began making changes to Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, education librarians concluded that there was a need for fresh approach addressing information needs. Considering importance systems in education, they agreed new subdiscipline should be promoted called informatics. This would incorporate technologies and learning strategies enhance capture, organization, utilization information. Some challenges facing...

This paper investigated how libraries can support the transition of first-year international undergraduate students to a large research university. The explored students' use libraries, their information learn, and academic literacy learning needs. methods were survey (with 135 responses) three semi-structured interviews. Libraries should focus on basic for these students, such as locations physical spaces; develop teaching rather than marketing strategies; work integrate library...

Many institutions of higher education are designing spaces to facilitate learning. Libraries have created information or learning commons support this activity. This article draws from the literature and best practices explore new direction. Academic libraries focused on student teaching skills strategies that develop literacy competency. Although there is an assumption learning, a need more closely connect environment with pedagogy demonstrate its merits in enhancing A basic premise each...

A master’s comprehensive University is planning a learning commons to support undergraduate learning. The process included literature review, site visits commons, consultations with experts in the field, discussions campus specialists, and surveys of patrons. reports two primary forms data gathering for commons: interview/observation purposive surveys. This report describes findings survey conducted determine students’ perceptions services relevant commons. indicated that students wanted...