Information Literacy

Minitex News articles tagged with "Information Literacy" (39):

Information Literacy Interactive Tutorial

The ILI-L listserv typically yields a number of good ideas, conversations, tips, and resource links.  Recently, I learned about the Information Literacy Interactive Tutorial through the listserv.  The tutorial w

Skills for Lifelong Learning after College: A PIL Report

Project Information Literacy has released a report on phase one of its research into lifelong learning.

Going Beyond Google

Recently, ALA’s American Libraries Live host, Dan Freeman, moderated a panel of four on the topic of “Going Beyond Google.” Panelists Joanna Burkhardt, Professor and Head Librarian at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Branch Libr

It’s Complicated….Indeed!

With no shortage of research on youth and technology, and specifically social media and teens, dana boyd, herself not a stranger to the library community, wrote It’s Comp

ELM Interactives for Grades K-8

Utilizing the Student Interactives available on the ReadWriteThink website, Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction staff have desig

Latest Research Reports Highlight Information Literacy and Value of Libraries

In December 2013, Project Information Literacy (PIL) released the latest research report from their ongoing project entitled “Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter Colleg

Seeking Information: An Information Literacy Series

This fall I created an Information Literacy series designed for middle school students to help with beginning the research process.

Education Minnesota 2013: Information Literacy Workshop

I gave a two-hour workshop on information literacy skills at the Education Minnesota annual conference this year. The session was well attended - with mostly all teachers in the audience and one media specialist.

A New Look at Information Literacy

I recently read an article in Online Searcher, “Teaching Research Processes for the Long Haul,” by William Badke that was a refreshing take on the