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Information literacy initiatives exist to teach users core skills and concepts about searching for, obtaining, and evaluating information.

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• Information Literacy - Sources of Information - An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, bibliographies and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
  
• Promoting Health Information Literacy - Article from Academic Exchange Quarterly which discusses ways that librarians can collaborate with health science faculty to teach information literacy to students.
  
• Seven Faces of Information Literacy in Higher Education - Describes how information literacy is "experienced by those who use information." Addresses information-seekers conception of information literacy.
  
• The National Forum on Information Literacy - A source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
  
• A Collaborative Approach to Information Literacy in the Freshman Seminar - This article discusses the collaboration between the Libraries and the Freshman Seminar Program at Washington State University. Many goals related to information literacy competencies as defined by the library and higher education associations are met th
  
• Enhancing Information Literacy: A Practical Exemplar - This case-study outlines a teaching partnership between library and academic staff at the University of Waikato. It describes the strategies adopted to develop greater student information literacy and knowledge of source materials; and demonstrates the i
  
• YCP Information Literacy E-Text - Textbook at York College of Pennsylvania. Breaks down information literacy into three main sections: Locate, Evaluate, and Use Effectively. Each section is subdivided into specific issues surrounding these aspects of information literacy and provides ma
  
• Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context - Article on how instructors can teach problem and information literacy skills to students when they are using technology.
  
• The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: a Preliminary Summary of the Research - Summarizes the proceedings of two major conferences, the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat VI and the International Association School Librarianship conference. In addition, the authors look at the entire history of information literacy and bring toge
  
• National Educational Technology Standards for Students - The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States.
  
• Information Literacy Land of Confusion - Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.
  
• DOT@MAC (Digital Online Tutorial at McMaster University) - Self-paced, interactive tutorial for information literacy designed to develop information and research skills.
  
• Guidelines for Effective Library Assignments - Guidelines meant to ensure students have a positive library experience and meant to reinforce library use as a means of learning.
  
• Paths to Understanding - This article discusses the information-seeking behavior of students in a large urban university and the impact that behavior can have on the development and delivery of instructional and reference services.
  
• Big6: The Big6 Skills Information Problem-Solving Approach - The Big6 Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
  
• 'Library Guy' Keith Stanger's Home Port - Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by Keith Stanger, 'Library Guy', an Eastern Michigan University librarian.
  
• Understanding Information Literacy - Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning.
  
• Critical Thinking in an Online World - Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
  
• Information Literacy and Teacher Education - Reasons why teachers and teacher education students should learn about information literacy.
  
• Information Literacy Program - University of Louisville program that addresses information literacy issues.
  
• Library Instruction: A Resource Guide - From Syracuse University Library.
  
• Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction - Learn how to evaluate web sites so that you select only good ones for use in teaching.
  
• S.O.S for Information Literacy - Multimedia resource for educators, that promises to make a significant contribution to enhancing the teaching of information literacy skills to children.
  
• Information Literacy at FIU - Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training.
  
• Information literacy - Wikipedia - Encyclopedia article on information literacy. Includes definition, history, and list of references.
  
• Information Literacy Resources - Annotated list of resources on the Web relating to information literacy. It is divided into several helpful categories.
  
• 21st Century Information Fluency Project - Designed to train users in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
  
• Information Literacy: The Web is not an Encyclopedia - Provides a list of guidelines to help users to identify internet-based resources of value to meet their information needs.
  
• Information Literacy - Article about information literacy that defines what it is and relates what the current state of research is regarding it.
  
• Information Literacy Toolkit: Meeting the Challenge of a Large Research University - Article examines the results of an information literacy program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
  
• Building Information Literacy - Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). I
  
• Bringing Instructional Activities under an Information Literacy Umbrella - Article describes ways that information literacy can be placed within the higher education curriculum.
  
• Information Literacy: Learning How to Learn - Article which examines how information literacy is teaching students how to learn to learn.
  
• LOEX Clearinghouse - Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
  
• The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning - American Library Association list of nine standards to use in information literacy. [PDF]
  
• Instruction and Training at University of Oregon Libraries - Describes opportunities for students, faculty and staff to become familiar with the libraries' spaces and services, improve research skills, learn about technology, and investigate the information environment.
  
• Dalhousie University Libraries - Information Literacy Tutorials - Self-paced tutorials, 8 in all, covering core facets of researching. The free Authorware Web Player plugin (from Macromedia) is required for viewing.
  
• Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education - Learn about information literacy and how it is being taught in higher education.
  
• TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutor
  
  

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