Information literacy 1973-2002: a selected literature review - Bibliography

Library Trends, Fall, 2002 by Hannelore B. Rader

Provides information on bibliographic instruction from the point of view of students, administrators and faculty. Surveyed collections in 473 college libraries to assess the relationship between the collection strength and assignments resulting from library instruction.

Breivik, P. S., & Senn, J. A. (1994). Information literacy: Educating children for the 21st century. New York: Scholastic.

Discusses resource-based learning and how it can develop students to become lifelong learners. Includes information on assessment, curriculum development and teaching methodologies.

Barclay, D. A. (Ed.). (1995). Teaching electronic information literacy. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1995.

This how-to-do-it manual was written to help librarians, teachers, and trainers in the 1990s teach access and use of electronic information to users. It addresses the teaching of electronic database use, the Internet and related skills in a variety of ways, including special courses. It also gives information on designing an electronic classroom and how to manage information literacy education.

Shonrock, D. D. (1995). Evaluating Library Instruction. Chicago: American Library Association.

This publication, produced by the Library Instruction Roundtable of ALA, discusses types of evaluations and assessments for library instruction. This is a useful guide for librarians interested in assessing library instruction and provides a variety of instruments for such evaluation activities.

Sonntag, G., & Ohr, D. M. (1996). The development of a lower-division, general education, course-integrated information literacy program. College and Research Libraries, 57, 331-338.

Describes reforms in higher education as related to information literacy and provides a model at California State University, San Marcos, within the general education curriculum.

Bruce, C. (1997). The seven faces of information literacy. Adelaide, Australia: Auslib Press.

Examines information literacy experiences in higher education and proposes a model for information literacy instruction as an alternative to the behavioral model now in use in higher education. Provides new insight and ideas for information literacy education and research.

From library skills to information literacy: A handbook for the 21st century. (1997). Castle Rock, CO: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

Discusses the teaching of library and information skills to high school students, including information retrieval expertise and active learning activities.

Guidelines for instruction programs in academic libraries. (1997). College and Research Libraries News, 58, 264-265.

This represents the final approved version of ACRL's (Association of College and Research Libraries) guidelines for instruction programs in academic libraries including major aspects of user instruction.

Breivik, P. S. (1998). Student learning in the information age. Phoenix, AZ: American Council on Education/Oryx Press. (ED 414 861).

Gives an in-depth portrait of resource-based learning used in higher education to prepare students for lifelong learning. Provides examples of colleges and universities where resource-based learning has been implemented.