Well, I am finally getting back to my notes from the WILU conference, so expect two blog entries today as I report on the last two sessions that I attended at the conference.
On June 3rd, I attended a session entitled "New Horizons: Information Literacy Skills of Incoming University Students", which was presented by an academic librarian and an M.L.I.S. candidate from the University of Alberta.
From their research findings, they identified several key areas where students struggled with information literacy skills upon entering an academic institution.
- search strategies
- Boolean operators
- understanding of academic journals and the publication process
- use of databases
The strengths they identified were:
- evaluation of the resources
- ethical use of information
- print resources
Implications of their findings:
- students entering university with underdeveloped literacy skills
- there is a gap between curricular mandates and learning outcomes
But
- there is significant potential to develop information literacy skills at university
- there is also an opportunity for academic librarians to provide these programs
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