Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Birgir Björnsson Reference librarian The Learning Centre

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Number of students students at undergraduate level 300 students at graduate level Faculty and staff members 230 Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Department of Undergraduate Studies Developmental Therapy/Social Pedagogy Early Childhood Education Primary and Lower Secondary Education Recreational and Social Activity Studies Sports and Physical Education Teacher Certification Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Department of Graduate Studies Courses for professionals in education Courses for professionals in developmental therapy/social pedagogy Diploma in Education M.Ed. In Education Doctoral programme in Education Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students at IUE Female 82% Male 18% Distance education students 59% Regular students 41% Students mean age 35 years Age range 19 – 70 years of age Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Survey spring students participated Participation in the survey 24.4% Survey spring students participated Participation in the survey 20% Students as active producers/users of information

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Play online games 21% Write blog 22% Use Skype 26% Publish a web site 28% Sending/receiving SMS 64% Sending/receiving s 99% Students as active producers/users of information

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Watch movies online 7% Download music online 15% Watch television online 17% Listen to music online 21% Listen to radio online 22% Students as active producers/users of information

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole How do the students use the Internet (2005)? Search for goods and services 75,5% Search for scholarly sources 98,5% Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education Students as active producers/users of information

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole The student´s self-perception Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole The student´s self-perception Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student´s self-perception

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education The student as a consumer

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole The student as a consumer Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole I have used the following search engines (2005): Ask Jeeves 8,5% Google 97% Leit.is 93% MSN 13,5% Yahoo 62% Meta search engines 1- 4,5% The student as a consumer Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole The student´s actual knowledge Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Can you find everything on the Internet by using Google (2005)? Yes 14% No 47% Don´t know 39 % The student´s actual knowledge Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Are articles found in ProQuest all in full text (2005)? Yes 0,5% No 25% Don´t know 74,5% The student´s actual knowledge Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole Is the following search string an example of narrowed search (2005)? education AND curriculum Yes 24% No 12,5% Don´t know 63,5% The student´s actual knowledge Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education

Birgir Björnsson - Nordisk sommerskole So what is new? What is next? The librarian´s headache! Library skills and information literacy at Iceland University of Education