1. SLO Convocation 2016 Locate, Critically Evaluate, Synthesize, Communicate Information Information Literacy at the Library and Beyond April 15, 2016

2. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Association of College and Research Libraries, January 2000 Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally

3. Milestones In 2009 the Library successfully advocated for the inclusion of Information Literacy as one of the College’s Institutional Core Competencies Information Literacy added as new requirement in 2011 (GE Steering Committee proposal; approved by Senate - all-faculty vote) Implementation Plan Approved by Academic Senate January 11, 2016 Renaming Area A of the GE Pattern to "Communication, Expression, Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy" goes into effect Fall 2016. By taking either Speech 1 or Speech 10, students who graduate with a degree will fulfill the Information Literacy requirement

4. Information Literacy at De Anza Students will recognize when information is needed and locate, critically evaluate, synthesize, and communicate information in various formats. They will use appropriate resources and technologies while understanding the social, legal, and ethical issues for information and its use.

5. The all-faculty vote stipulated that a course fulfilling the Information Literacy requirement must teach students how to: Recognize when information is necessary Develop effective research strategies Locate, retrieve and use information in a variety of formats Critically evaluate and synthesize information Effectively create, present, and communicate using technology tools Determine which technology resources will produce the desired results Use current technology to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information Understand the social, legal, and ethical issues relating to information and its use The course must also include a Library Orientation

6. Notes Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, adopted January 2000: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetencyhttp://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency Association of College and Research Libraries’ Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, adopted February 2015: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframeworkhttp://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework