Go2K: First-Year Students & Libraries: Assessing The Impact Of Information Literacy

Shigeru Aoyagi, Chief, Division of Basic Education, UNESCO, stated that: “For all societies, Information Literacy is becoming an increasingly important component of not only literacy policies and strategies, but also of global policies to promote human development.”

Both community college and four-year institutions have longstanding traditions of working with instructors needing Library instruction, and this tradition has created an atmosphere of both faculty and students requiring true understanding of Information Literacy. At the heart of information literacy is understanding and problem-solving. That, according to the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), involves asking questions and seeking answers, finding information, formulating opinions, evaluating sources and making decisions fostering successful learning. Items such as the difference between high school “reports” and college “research” papers often confound the first-year student, and information literacy plays a key role in that student’s understandings and expectations as they relate to the discovery of information and how that information is produced and valued. These Information Literacy programs are more than a class; they are a journey in educating the first-year student in developing and refine search strategies, as well as managing and organizing searching processes and results. Instructor are charged with educating the first-year student on what is expected from them as college students, and with this process in place the faculty can be assured that the assessment process will have a clear outcome, as well as clean and clear documentation. In turn, the students they produce are confident individuals and responsible citizens. ^{Source: Go2Knowledge}

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