Information Literacy Weblog:
The latest issue of Reference Services Review volume 37 issue 4 includes the following article:- Anna Marie Johnson, Claudene Sproles, Latisha Reynolds "Library instruction and information literacy, 2008" pp. 463-553 (This is (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
On October 26-27 we were happy to have a visit from Sophie Bury, from York University in Canada. Whilst she was here she gave a talk based on her research, for our Centre for Information Literacy Research: An Investigation of (Read More)
GSLIS Joblist:
McIntyre LibraryThe McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Refer (Read More)
ACRL Insider:
College and Research LibrariesNovember 2009, Vol. 70, No. 6Table of ContentsAbstractsEditorial (PDF)Full-text Articles The full-text of these articles are available to current ACRL members only. You will need your password to (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
Note: If information literacy is an area that you keep a close watch on this blog is one you should be monitoring (if you aren’t already). You’ll see what I mean with the resource listed below. Sheila Webber the weblogs found (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
Thanks to Sophie Bury for highlighting this online tutorial for postgraduate research students and staff which has "Ruth" as your guide (a professional actress, and less irritating than many such guides). It was funded by the (Read More)
ACRLog:
Right now we’re in the midst of our busiest time in the semester for instruction at my library. I coordinate our information literacy program so instruction is always a big part of my job, but it looms even larger for me at t (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
At least recent or fairly recent.- Shenton, A. (2009) "Information Literacy and Scholarly Investigation: a British perspective " IFLA journal, 35 (3). http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/publications/ifla-journal/ifla-journal-35-3_2 (Read More)
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0:
Here is the summary report about the interim findings of the first year of the Researchers of Tomorrow (British Library/JISC) study. A survey went out earlier this year and over 6500 doctoral students replied. Here is are som (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
Today there is an orientation event, but this is now full. There are ongoing exhibitions as follows. The pictures are of the HIV and health literacy exhibits. HIV Testing and Information LiteracyKaruna Island is the Second Li (Read More)
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0:
Been meaning to blog about this presentation on Slideshare by Esther Grassian for some time. It's from Sept. 2008 and I even notice that the Powerpoint background and some of the images are some of the same that I have used! (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
There is a call for papers for a special issue of Library Trends: Information literacy beyond the academy: towards policy formulation. It will be edited by Dr John Crawford, Glasgow Caledonian University. It calls for papers (Read More)
A Library Writer's Blog:
CFP: LOEX Conference (Dearborn, Michigan)Deadline: Friday, November 20, 200938th Annual LOEX ConferenceApril 29 – May 1, 2010Dearborn, MichiganThe Michigan LOEX Committee invites you to submit proposals to be considered for p (Read More)
Information Literacy Weblog:
On Monday Information Literacy Week in Second Life was launched. One event was a Spanish-language discussion of information literacy, attended by people from a number of countries, including Colombia, Puerto Rico and Spain. (Read More)
Library Professional Development:
via ili-lMonday 9- Sunday 15th November is Information Literacy Week in Second Life, thevirtual world. Events have been organised by people in the USA, Colombia andthe UK. Note that Second Life time = PDTYou will be able to (Read More)
Library Advocate:
The San Mateo Daily Journal | November 09, 2009 carried an interview with yours truely in the role of concerned parent and California School Library Association VP-Communications. The front page article w (Read More)
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0:
Chronicle of Higher Education contained an article "After Losing Users in Catalogs, Libraries Find Better Search Software" showing that some US libraries are spending large sums investing in new catalogues using web scale ind (Read More)
ACRL Insider:
Sarah Faye Cohen is Information Literacy Librarian at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. Sarah has been an ACRL member since 2004, blogs at The Sheck Spot, is on Twitter as @thesheck, and is your ACRL member of the week.1. (Read More)
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0:
This week is Information Literacy Week in Second Life. You will be able to participate if you have a SL avatar and have the SL browser installed on your computer. The website for the event is at http://infolit-week-in-SL.ning (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
Access the Complete Issue (35.3) (PDF)This Issue (full text online, free) includes:+ Editorial: Reading, Information Literacy and Professional Development+Reading Sources and Reading Spaces in Honduras+ Information Literacy a (Read More)