LIS Curricula Introducing Information Literacy Courses Alongside Instructional Classes : Deep Blue at the University of Michigan

Browse:


Login to My Deep Blue to
	Deposit/Edit Items authorized users
	Receive email updates
	Edit Your Profile


Get more info
	About Deep Blue
	Help
	Contact Us

Deep Blue at the University of Michigan > All Collections > Libraries, University of Michigan >

Please use this persistent URL to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64003 ◀ bookmark this

Title:	LIS Curricula Introducing Information Literacy Courses Alongside Instructional Classes
Authors:	Mbabu, Loyd G.
Keywords:	Information literacy general education curriculum library-user instruction higher-order skills
Issue Date:	Sep-2009
Publisher:	Association for Library and Information Science Education
Citation:	Journal of Education for Library and Information Science <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64003>
Series/Report no.:	50 3
Abstract:	Library and information studies (LIS) programs have commonly used the terms bibliographic instruction, information literacy, and user education interchangeably for courses on instruction. Some of the shared topics in these courses have been teaching and learning theory, instructional design and techniques, and program management. This study reviews LIS curricula available publicly on the Web for programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) and finds that, for the first time, three programs are offering information literacy as distinctive separate courses alongside other instructional courses. Moreover, course descriptions for these courses indicated that instructional theories still featured prominently in them. The article discusses the implications of these developments and reiterates that user instruction alone provides learners only with the lower-level aspects of information literacy. Higher-level competencies are obtained in the process of learning. It concludes that LIS courses on in formation literacy ought to present it within the larger context of student learning.
ISSN:	0748-5786
Appears in Collections:	Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed Libraries, University of Michigan

Files in This Item:

File	Description	Size	Format
JELIS.pdf		224Kb	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Deep Blue encourages the fair use of copyrighted material, and you are free to link to content here without asking for permission. Consult the document(s) and/or contact the copyright holder for additional rights questions and requests.