When information literacy is taught in the context of the students' chosen disciplines, students understand the importance of information literacy and become better at it.
A few ideas to incorporate information literacy in your courses:
To learn more about information literacy:
- Shapiro J. & Hugues, S. K. (1996). "Information Literacy as a Liberal Art." Educom Review 31(2)
- Patricia Senn Breivik (2005). "Twenty-first Century Learning and Information Literacy." Change 37(2), 21-27.
- Project Information Literacy: a national study of the University of Washington iSchool about early adults and their information-seeking behaviors, competencies, and the challenges they face when conducting research in the digital age.Particularly useful for faculty is the study on research assignments.
- "Information Literacy: The Most Basics of Basics." A Webcast by Michael Eisenberg. A comprehensive overview of essential skills for the information age, current information literacy challenges, and opportunities for educators. (34 mins.)
- Condic, K (2007). "You Can't Just Google It!", Oakland Journal 12, 59-69.
- Information literacy in the disciplines contains a list of resources on discipline-specific standards of information literacy
- The Association of College and Research Libraries has standards and guidelines on information literacy
- Professional associations have developed their own information literacy standards, such as those of the American Chemical Society
- Developing Research and Communication Skills: Guidelines for Information Literacy in the Curriculum. This 2003 publication by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a guide designed for faculty and administrators looking to integrate information literacy into the curriculum.
- The British association of college libraries (SCONUL) has developed a useful chart outlining the skills of information literacy.