{"id":25,"date":"2012-10-22T17:17:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T01:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/dmole\/?p=25"},"modified":"2019-04-04T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T23:58:30","slug":"interview-with-professor-of-communications-and-discourse-studies-shawnalee-whitney-about-information-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/dmole\/2012\/10\/22\/interview-with-professor-of-communications-and-discourse-studies-shawnalee-whitney-about-information-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Professor of Communication and Discourse Studies, Shawnalee Whitney, about Information Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Informania, Monday, October 22, from 9:00-10:00am, Deb the Librarian interviewed Shawnalee Whitney, UAA Professor of Communication and Discourse Studies, about Information Literacy.<\/p>\n

Information literacy<\/strong> is the ability to know when you need information, how to find information, how to evaluate the information and how to apply it effectively and ethically.\u00a0 Plus, remember, information is created!\u00a0 When you do research and write your essay, you are adding to that body of knowledge we call information!<\/p>\n

More detail about information literacy in higher education can be found at the Association of College and Research Libraries’ web site: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education<\/a><\/p>\n

On September 11, 2012, Governor Sean Parnell signed Proclamation declaring October 2012 as Information Literacy Month in Alaska!\u00a0 View it here:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 2012 Information Literacy Month Proclamation for Alaska<\/a><\/p>\n

Mayor Dan Sullivan declares October 2012 as Information Literacy Month in Anchorage!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Information Literacy Month Proclamation for Anchorage<\/a><\/p>\n

Books<\/strong> mentioned during this Informania show:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Historical information about information literacy came from:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Information Literacy:\u00a0 Essential skills for the information age<\/strong>, by Michael B. Eisenberg, Carrie A. Lowe,\u00a0 Kathleen L. Spitzer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 AND\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The analogy about research as the conversation on a topic that you contribute to when you write your paper came from:
\nThey say \/ I say : the moves that matter in academic writing <\/strong>by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
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Information Literacy Assessment<\/strong> anyone?<\/p>\n

Professor of Psychology Jon Mueller of North Central College, and author of the Authentic Assessment Toolbox<\/em>, has conveniently collected Assessments of Information Literacy Available Online<\/em> and posted them at\u00a0 infolitassessments.htm<\/a>. Professor Mueller’s background can be found at: http:\/\/jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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