Information Literacy Education: A National Overview (Webcast #4 from "Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve 2010" series)

Date, Location

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:00am to Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:30am

Cost: Free

To Register:

Online registration

Through the Oregon State Library's membership to BCR, OSL is able to offer access to the College of DuPage teleconferences at no charge to staff of Oregon libraries. College of DuPage teleconferences focus on the changing environment faced by librarians with regard to technology, development and planning. Membership to BCR is paid for with LSTA funds.

Additional Access:

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• DVD’s of the broadcasts are available for purchase for $30 each    

 

About the Event

When President Barack Obama declared October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month, Information Literacy received national attention.  The declaration stated:  “In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them.”  He asked “people of the United States to recognize the important role that information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact.”

In this context, Dr. Lisa Stock, Dean of Learning Resources at College of DuPage, will give an in depth background briefing on the working standards and assessments for national literacy and open a dialog on what librarians can do to strengthen efforts to encourage and build information literacy efforts not only in your own library, but in concert with your colleagues around the country.