1. information literacy CARL: October 2001 in australia Library gaynor austen director: library services queensland university of technology

2. content © J. Peacock: 2001 outcomes understanding of the information literacy imperatives and outcomes common to Australian universities awareness of the range of national & state activities currently in progress to enhance and facilitate the development of information literacy awareness of the trends impacting upon current information literacy practice in Australia common philosophies national initiatives state initiatives (QLD) discussion

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5. target core units from 1st year Honours + selected units from within each course & each year level + the library’s generic program = contextualisation & timeliness standalone unit in 1st year introducing a range of generic competencies such as IT skills, information skills and study strategies develop generic competencies at 2nd & 3rd levels through specific sessions embed IL competencies into curricula articulated throughout all courses introduce a specific unit & specialised sessions throughout all levels of a course strategies © J. Peacock: 2001

6. analyse needs & abilities of students agree on content, learning outcomes & materials design activities & resources present unit together evaluate outcomes jointly the academic & the librarian dynamic duets © J. Peacock: 2001

7. national initiatives

8. information literacy forum ILF fosters a common understanding of and advocates for IL within ALIA & the general community promotes professional development opportunities in IL for library & information services personnel activities include: establishment of an IL roundtable strategy planning for integration of IL into various sectors participation in relevant conferences communication includes teleconferences + quarterly newsletter ALIA http://www.alia.org.au/ groups/infolit/ website

9. statement on information literacy for all Australians drafted by the ALIA Information Literacy Forum (ILF) 5 February 2001 to encourage and stimulate awareness of the value of information literacy for all communities ALIA http://www.alia.org.au/sigs/ infolit/statement.html full statement

10. Australian information literacy standards www.anu.edu.au/caul/caul- doc/InfoLitStandards2001.doc released January 2001 CAUL developed from the US ACRL Standards for HE (©January 2000) national workshop in Adelaide Sept 2000 led by Mary Jane Petrowski ACRL Institute for Information Literacy 62 representatives from Aust/NZ institutions inc. tertiary, TAFE, CAUL, State libraries & ALIA endorsed by CAUL October 2000

11. Australia/New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy ANZIIL proposed and endorsed at the national workshop in Adelaide Sept 2000 Institute to be hosted for 3 year periods by each Australian university inaugural base at UniSA 2001-2004 current Director: Irene Doskatch UniSA reference group: members from 12 Aust/NZ institutions inc. State & TAFE CAUL http://www.library.unisa.edu. au/about/anziil.htm mission & goals

12. national information literacy conferences http://www.library.unisa.edu. au/events/ilconf.htm website biennial conference sponsored by the University of South Australia Library 5th National IL Conference: Information Literacy: the social action agenda 30 November to 1 December 2001 will highlight case studies in the role of IL in democracy

13. IL assessment research project to develop an instrument for use at an institutional level to measure students’ information literacy development based on Aust. IL Standards & drawing upon the relational model of information literacy (Dr. Christine Bruce) project chair: Margaret Appleton CQU project leader: Dr. Ralph Catts UNE project team: CQU, UNE, QUT, RMIT, Uni Melb, UniSA CAUL

14. IL assessment research project self-report assessment tool emphasis on validity & reliability seed money from ANZIIL/CAUL workshop for project coordinators in Melbourne in October 2001 item development & validation semester 2 2001 administration of pilot items semester 1 2002 with student cohorts of 250+ review & dissemination mid-late 2002 CAUL

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16. QULOC information skills working party QLD identify client needs for core information skills facilitate cooperative development & exchange of training materials, programs & liaison services disseminate information on training programs & facilities share strategies & methodologies for faculty liaison programs identify areas of research needs & facilitate development of proposals or projects share strategies for the promotion of information skills programs terms of reference

17. QULOC information skills working party QLD http://www.quloc.org.au/ main.htm website Virtual Reference Desk Information Literacy for Academics Effectiveness of web-based instruction for information literacy QULOC EndNote Service based at UQ technical support + hotline reference group current projects

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