Resources for Instruction Librarians
Instruction Reporting Form
Information Literacy | Gateways
| Organizations and Conferences | Teaching
Resources | Assessment |
Tutorials | Creating Library Assignments
| Instruction Room Design Ideas | Information
Commons
Information Literacy
- Information Literacy (ACRL)
- Information Literacy in a Nutshell: Basic Information for Academic Administrators and Faculty
- Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (ACRL)
- Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation. (MSACHE)
- Shapiro, Jeremy J. & Shelley K. Hughes, "Information Literacy as a Liberal Art: Enlightenment Proposals for a New Curriculum", Educom Review 31 (2) March/April 1996.
- Levels
of Information Literacy Competencies
IL levels defined by various campuses - Information Literacy in the Disciplines - gateway site from ACRL' Instruction Section with links to standards, resources, and materials.
- Nursing and Allied Health Information Literacy - Northwestern University
Gateways
- Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (Texas Lutheran University)
- Information Literacy on the WWW (Florida International University)
- Information Literacy (Touro College)
- Information Literacy Resources: Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Your Information Literacy Program (CCLA)
Organizations and Conferences
- ACRL Instruction Session (IS)
- LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
- Library Instruction Round
Table (LIRT)
Includes teaching tips and a nice collection of instruction tutorials - SUNYLA Library Instruction
Teaching Resources
- Academic Integrity (Cy-Fair College) - lots of materials from ACRL 2005 Conference for librarians to use with faculty & students
- Clearinghouse of Instructional Materials (U Texas - Austin)
- Gen Ed @ Binghamton (Binghamton)
- Information Literacy Activities (Dalhousie University)
- Library Courses for Credit: SUNY and Beyond (SUNYLA Instruction Committee)
- MERLOT: Multimedia Resource for Learning and Teaching Online
- Resource Based Learning (Queens University)
- Teaching and Learning Information Literacy Skills: Textbooks for Students and Librarians (ACRL - IS)
- Instruction Resources for Librarians (Duke University Libraries)
- Teaching Tips Index (Faculty Development Page from Honolulu Community College)
- Tips and Techniques for Instruction Librarians (U Texas - Austin)
- User Education Resources (University of Minnesota)
- Virtual Research (Penn State)
- World Lecture Hall (University of Texas at Austin)
- Assessment (DORIL)
- Assessment Issues (ACRL)
- Assessment of Classroom Instruction (NC State University)
- Information Literacy and Writing Assessment Project (University of Maryland University College)
- Instructional Improvement in Academic Libraries (University of Kansas Libraries) - developed and maintained by Scott Walter
- 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning (American Association for Higher Education)
- Project SAILS
Tutorials
- Interactive Tutorials - (LIRT)
- PRIMO (Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online) (ALA)
- Interpreting Citations Tutorial
- Tutorials - (LOEX)
Creating Library Assignments
- Some Successful Library Assignments (SUNY Farmingdale)
- Effective Assignments Using Library Resources (UC at Berkeley)
- Designing Library Assignments (Queens University, Kingston, Ontario)
- Weaving Your Assignments into the Web (North Harris College)
- Designing Effective Research Assignments (Colorado State University)
- Ideas for Library/information Assignments (University of Newfoundland)
- Research/Writing Assignments: Alternatives to the Term Paper (Binghamton University)
Information Commons
- Collaborative Facilities (Dartmouth)
- Information Commons Directory
- From Information Commons to Learning Commons (ACRL Conference Presentation - 2005)
Instruction Room Design Ideas
- Resources for Designing Library Electronic Classrooms
- New Standards for Classrooms (Binghamton University- ECC)
- Training Room Design Ideas Follow-up