For those who want to delve in more deeply, the following tools and resources are intended to provide additional information in the quest to develop assessments that target information literacy.

Articles | General Information | Research on Information Literacy & Student Achievement |
Maine/Government Information | Curriculum Links | Instruction Resources| Rubrics/Assessment

ARTICLES

HORACE 12.1 - Information, Literacy, and The Essential School Library

Information Literacy. ERIC Digest
An overview about Information Literacy and its importance in education.

National Forum on Information Literacy
This site monitors and supports initiatives and projects related to information literacy including those at the state level and those associated with teacher education programs. It provides a number of publications and reports as well.

Partner in Learning: The School Library Media Center
A fact sheet on school library information

RESEARCH

Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: a Preliminary Summary of the Research Article by David Loertscher which aptly summarizes the area of study.

"The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement", an article by Keith Curry Lance

GENERAL INFORMATION

Information Power --The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
(downloads pdf)

Information Literacy: A Clarification article by Linda Langord From Now On

Information Literacy Philadelophia University

Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes (ACRL, higher ed)

TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial

INFO ZONE RESEARCH SKILLS AREA Pembina Trails School Division

Information Literacy for Faculty and Administrators (ACRL, higher ed)

MAINE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Local Assessment Development

State of Maine Learning Results

Subpart 4 - Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Taken directly from No Child Left Behind legislation

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CURRICULUM LINKS

Developing Educational Standards State by state or by subject for existing standards.

Information Skills Curriculum - Table of Contents

Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guideline

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INSTRUCTION RESOURCES AND LESSON PLANS

Choose the Best Search for your Information Need

Critical Evaluation Information
From Kathy Schrock comes a set of links for use with web site evaluation for all grade levels

General Information and Resources for Information Literacy
From Peter Milbury's site comes this terrific set of links to resources on information literacy

Lesson Plans for Using the Big Six.

Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy

Teaching Internet Information Literacy: A Critical Evaluation

Tips for Developing Effective Web-Based Library Instruction From ACRL

WJHS Research Pathfinders

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RUBRICS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY

An Assessment Plan For Information Literacy from Indiana University

Information Literacy Skills Rubric Based on the Big Six process

Learning Resources Information Literacy Project Pages - Rubric

Research CheckBric

Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development
--a series of valuable links to further resources from the American Association of School Libraries.

Rubric Construction Set

Rubric for Evaluating a Research Project

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Below are some resources on Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process: recommended by Marilyn Joyce.

• Carol Kuhlthau’s web site at Rutger’s University; Model of the Information Search Process (downloads ppt.) showing Tasks, Feelings, Thoughts, Actions
• A summary of the five research studies that validated Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process
• Dr. Carol Gordon’s PowerPoint presentation posted on the NEEMA web site, Re-designing Knowledge Spaces: From Information Literacy to Knowledge Outcomes Part II. shows integration of reading into the Information Search Process.
• Model of Kuhlthau’s Stages of the Information Search Process posted on Humboldt State University Library web site
  

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