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A graphic guide on country research focused on strategies in searching Business Source Complete to find various kinds of country reports in the database and also some other public resources.Three pages allow you to print at bookmark size with the landscape layout.
Posted on November 15, 2019
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Privacy Literacy Toolkit for K-20 librarians and educators to facilitate creation of learning experiences on privacy related topics. Toolkit includes teaching materials, how-tos, case studies, current awareness resources, along with professional values & policy guidance.
Posted on November 12, 2019
Contributor: Alexandria Chisholm
Resource Type(s): Bibliography, Instruction Program Material, Learning Object, Professional Development Material, Other
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value
The Penn State Berks Privacy Workshop Series focuses on privacy issues for students in the past, present, and future. The Privacy Workshop spotlights privacy practices and concerns in the current moment; Digital Leadership explores future implications of past and current digital behaviors; Digital Shred provides tools to evaluate and mitigate the damage of past digital behaviors; and Digital Wellness focuses on privacy across the lifespan - bringing together the past, present, & future by finding a balance of technology & wellness, while...
Posted on November 12, 2019
Contributor: Alexandria Chisholm
Resource Type(s): Activity, Instruction Program Material, Learning Object, Lesson Plan, Research Guide, Slide Deck, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value
An open access MOOC in French to bonify the information literacy skills of university students (with Moodle).
Posted on November 8, 2019
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
As part of the Information Literacy Initiative at the University of North Texas, a team of librarians conducted a curriculum mapping project to improve UNT students’ critical thinking and ability to use information effectively. Their project aimed to help enhance core library services with high-impact practices. They mapped student learning outcomes to know which core courses addressed components of the AAC&U Information Literacy VALUE Rubric and ACRL Framework as well as identify gaps in library...
Posted on October 4, 2019
Contributor: Brea Henson
Resource Type(s): Other
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
This lesson is designed to orient teacher education students to the library spaces and resources that support the development of multiple literacies by using a gamified tour through a series of stations throughout the library. Exploration stations are focused on themes of Indigenous perspectives and critical literacy, differentiated reading materials, leisure reading, coding and computational thinking resources, and “making” stories through unplugged STEAM activities. At each station, students engage with the resources through conversation, play, and decision-making. Students will gain an...
Posted on September 26, 2019
Contributor: Wendy Traas
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Deciding who to vote for can be hard. On top of that, finding information about local elections can sometimes be difficult, as can be figuring out if you agree with a candidate on an issue that you don’t know too much about. This activity engages students in the civic process and in research. Students will use internet searching to find information about candidates, and database searching to find information out about an issue.
Posted on September 19, 2019
Contributor: Faith Rusk
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
A list of criteria to help students check if they followed all steps to create an optimized search strategy. We used it for searches in engineering database, but it can be used in all fields. For certain fields, it might need small modifications. Aussi disponible en français dans la "Sandbox".
Posted on July 18, 2019
Contributor: Christine Brodeur
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Grille de vérification que les étudiants peuvent remplir après avoir développé une stratégie pour s'assurer d'avoir réfléchi à toutes les facettes de leur stratégie. En français (English version also available in the Sandbox)
Posted on July 18, 2019
Contributor: Christine Brodeur
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
In this activity, students work in groups to craft a response to a presidential tweet from an assigned perspective (e.g. right or left leaning news source). In doing so, they are required to find, evaluate, and effectively use information to make a case. Unlike a research paper, which aspires to be neutral or unbiased, this activity asks students to respond to a tweet from a particular perspective, with a particular bias, requiring them to engage with their sources in a new way. The activity is followed by a discussion of students' interactions with the information they found and presented....
Posted on July 5, 2019
Contributor: Faith Rusk
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process