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Information Literacy: Additional Resources

This guide is designed to assist students and faculty with understanding and engaging with information literacy.

Websites: Best Practices for Creating Information Literacy Assignments

Websites: Information Literacy Assignment Examples

These websites provide examples of information literacy assignments in a variety of academic disciplines.

Websites: Assessing Information Literacy Assignments

These websites provide information on assessing information literacy assignments.

Other Resources

Bluemle, S. R., Makula, A. Y., & Rogal, M. W. (2013). Learning by doing: Performance assessment of information literacy across the first-year curriculum. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 20(3/4), 298-313. doi:10.1080/10691316.2013.829368 
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Breivik, P. S. (2005).  21st century learning and information literacy. Change: the magazine of higher learning, 37 (2), 20-27.  
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Elmborg, J. (2006). Critical information literacy: Implications for instructional practice. Journal Of Academic Librarianship, 32(2), 192-199. 
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Gilchrist, D. & Oakleaf, M. (2012).  An essential partner: The Librarian's role in student learning assessment. Occasional Paper #14. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
http://www.msche.org/publications/LibraryLO_000%5B1%5D.pdf
 
Jacobson, T. E., & Mackey, T. P. (2013).  Proposing a metaliteracy model to redefine information literacy.  Communications in Information Literacy, 7(2), 84-91.
http://0-search.proquest.com.patris.apu.edu/docview/1496849729
 
Magnuson, M. L. (2013). Web 2.0 and information literacy instruction: Aligning technology with ACRL standards. Journal Of Academic Librarianship, 39(3), 244-251. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2013.01.008
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Mahaffy, M. (2006).  Encouraging critical thinking in student library research.  College Teaching, 54(4), 324-327.
http://0-www.tandfonline.com.patris.apu.edu/doi/pdf/10.3200/CTCH.54.4.324-327​
 
Monge, R., & Frisicaro-Pawlowski, E. (2014). Redefining information literacy to prepare students for the 21st century workforce. Innovative Higher Education, 39(1), 59-73. doi:10.1007/s10755-013-9260-5
http://0-link.springer.com.patris.apu.edu/article/10.1007%2Fs10755-013-9260-5
 
Oakleaf, M. (2011). Staying On track with rubric assessment: Five institutions investigate information literacy learning. Peer Review, 13/14(4/1), 18-21.
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Oakleaf, M.  (2014).  A roadmap for assessing student learning using the new framework for information literacy for higher education.  The Journal of Academic Librarianship (40), 510-514.
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Towlson, K., & Rush, N. (2013). Carving the information literacy niche within graduate employability. New Review Of Academic Librarianship, 19(3), 300-315. doi:10.1080/13614533.2013.825212
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