Information literacy as defined by Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning from the American Library Association is “ the ability to find and use information”. (p.1) How does this connect with the multitude of laws both state and federal affecting the school library media specialist's ability to deliver information literacy and related skills to students here in Maine? In order for one to be fully informed on this topic, the LMS must look carefully at the existing laws and how they relate to information literacy. Below are a series of links to relevant resources.
District-Wide Alignment of Maine Learning Results & Information Literacy Essential information literacy skills are embedded throughout all areas of the Learning Results. Portland Public Schools provides an example of aligning essential information literacy skills to the Maine Learning Results. http://www.portlandschools.org/Pages/LResults/CS/InfoSkills/InfoSkillsFrame.html
