Ideas for integrating information literacy into your teaching at YSJ.

1. Key information skills
Clare McCluskey and Leah Emary
Academic Liaison Librarians

2. Aims
• To gain an understanding of the core aspects of
information skills
• To outline how ILS responds to information skills
needs
• To show how the library can contribute to others’
research and teaching

3. SCONUL seven pillars

4. Identify
• Understands:
– New info and data always being produced
– Scale of the world of published and unpublished data
• Is able to:
– Identify lack of knowledge in an area
– Identify search question
– Manage time effectively to complete search

5. Scope
• Understands:
– What types of info are available
– Their characteristics and accessibility
• Is able to:
– Identify which types of info answer need
– Identify best search tools to answer need

6. Plan
• Understands:
– Range of search techniques
– Need to develop/refine techniques as needed
• Is able to:
– Define a search strategy
– Select best search tools for the job
– Refine search strategy according to tool used

7. Gather
• Understands:
– How libraries provide access to resources
– Difference between free and provided resources
• Is able to:
– Access the full text of info
– Engage with a community to share info

8. Evaluate
• Understands:
– Issues of quality/bias/relevance/accuracy
– Importance of citation in learning context
• Is able to:
– Assess the quality/relevance of info
– Read critically
– Know when to stop!

9. Manage
• Understands:
– Importance of storing/sharing info ethically
– Need to keep systematic records
• Is able to:
– Cite resources
– Use a suitable method of storing/managing info

10. Present
• Understands:
– Difference between summarising and synthesising info
– Personal responsibility to disseminate info and
knowledge
• Is able to:
– Communicate effectively using appropriate
verbal/writing styles
– Synthesis and appraise info from different sources

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13. What are the information literacy
challenges you face in your
teaching?
• Research expertise/level of subject knowledge?
• Time?
• Criticality?
• Availability/usability of tools and resources?
• Something else entirely?

14. Do you have teaching ideas for
addressing one of the pillars in
your particular subject area?

15. ILS and information skills
• Librarians in partnership with academic staff
• Embedding information skills in the
curriculum
• Training offered on subject by subject basis by
Academic Liaison Librarians
• SMILE
– http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/smile

16. Academic Liaison Librarians
• Faculty of Arts
• Lottie Alexander (l.alexander@yorksj.ac.uk) (English Literature, Creative Writing,
FTVP, Media Studies, Film Studies, Music, Music Production, Theatre and Dance)
• Leah Emary (l.emary@yorksj.ac.uk) (History, American Studies, Fine Arts, Design,
Computer Science and Human Geography)
• Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
• Jane Munks (j.munks@yorksj.ac.uk) (Psychology and Counselling)
• Ruth Patterson (r.patterson@yorksj.ac.uk) (OT, Physio, Sport and Biomed)
• Business School
• Jane Munks (j.munks@yorksj.ac.uk)
• Faculty of Education and Theology
• Clare McCluskey (c.mccluskey@yorksj.ac.uk)

17. Useful links
SCONUL 7 pillars
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/coremodel.pdf
ANCIL
https://newcurriculum.wordpress.com/project-reports-and-outputs/
ACRL framework
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework