© James Rettig, 2002 Information Fluency— A new Idea? Jim Rettig University Librarian University of Richmond Or Same Old, Same Old?

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© James Rettig, 2002 Multiple stakeholders in IF Faculty Librarians Information Technologists Students ACS Project brings all of them together :

© James Rettig, 2002 Two groups have claimed IF ACRL “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” html html ACRL “Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians” infolit.html infolit.html Information Technologists National Research Council “The Intellectual Framework of Fluency with Information Technology” in Being Fluent with Information Technology X/html/15.html#pagetop X/html/15.html#pagetop Librarians

© James Rettig, 2002 ACRL emphasizes “the information process” Identifying an information need Knowing when and how to seek information Evaluating that information Synthesizing the relevant information

© James Rettig, 2002 NRC emphasizes “the technological infrastructure” Applying appropriate information technologies to problems Maintaining knowledge of computers, networks, systems, etc. Mastering concepts about IT

© James Rettig, 2002 ACRL & NRC intersect on The ability to navigate through information structures to retrieve information The need to evaluate information retrieved through various information structures

© James Rettig, 2002 ACS’s current model Implies a false dichotomy between Information Literacy & Computer Literacy master slide

© James Rettig, 2002 Three Silos

© James Rettig, 2002 Faculty do IF instinctively It’s simply part of their ongoing research Move seamlessly among means of information gathering, evaluation, handling

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Students need to learn it Don’t enter college understanding IF concepts & skills Need to learn at least the essentials Benefit from linear presentation

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Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 Six essential elements of IF 1.Recognition of need for information 2.Formulation of a plan to obtain it 3.Discovery, identification, retrieval 4.Evaluation and selection 5.Synthesis of knowledge or creation of new knowledge 6.Presentation or publication to an audience

© James Rettig, 2002 What’s new about IF? Information Technology Quick, convenient access to a world of information and PLUS

© James Rettig, 2002 Faculty awareness of student’s uncritical use of information and information technology and their need to learn IF concepts and skills

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Goal is not Mini-Academics IF an essential life skill Students need it beyond academics Judging graduate programs or professional schools Choosing among pre-approved credit card offers Researching a company prior to an employment interview Planning travels