Institutional Information Literacy Programs and Research Projects
Information related to information literacy programs and research projects developed and conducted by many universities, institutions and organizations.
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Australian National University (ANU) Information Literacy Program
Established by Australian National University (ANU), this campus-wide Information Literacy Program runs training and presentation activities to provide generic information and information technology training for staff and students, support learning outcomes for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and offers other related activities. -
California State University Information Competence Initiative
This project involves the development of web-based instructional tutorials, summer faculty development workshops to reshape curricular offerings, outreach effort to high schools and community colleges through teacher-librarian collaboration, support for a campus online information competence graduation requirement, and the creation of various information competence courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Current activities include assessment of student information competence, integration of information competence principles into the learning outcomes of academic departments, and increased promotional efforts and publications. -
DEDICATE (Distance EDucation Information Courses with Access Through nEtworks) - Sweden
The aim of this project is to develop cost-effective distance education courses in information literacy. The courses will be demonstrated and tested at four European academic libraries, with a goal to train library staff in the access and use of information resources in a networked environment. -
DORIL: Programs, Projects, and Initiatives concerning Information Literacy in Higher Education
This list contains information literacy programs, projects, and initiatives around the world. -
ETS - Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Assessment
As part of the National Higher Education ICT Initiative, ETS and a group of colleges and universities have collaborated to create the ICT Literacy Assessment, a comprehensive test of ICT proficiencies specifically designed for the higher education environment. -
Inquiry Page Project
The goal of this project is to create tools, develop research opportunities, and build social and professional networks for discussing, understanding and fostering inquiry-based learning. This project includes two parts. The first is a free website that offers resources to facilitate inquiry-based learning. The second part is the large, diverse and dynamic community that uses and further develops the Inquiry Page. -
Learn Information Literacy Initiative
LILI provides tutorials that will assist you in your search for information using TAFE library catalogues, the World Wide Web, and electronic databases. -
PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online
PRIMO, formerly known as the Internet Education Project (IEP), is a means to promote and share peer-reviewed instructional materials created by librarians to teach people about discovering, accessing and evaluating information in networked environments. The Committee hopes that publicizing selective, high quality resources will help librarians to respond to the educational challenges posed by still emerging digital technologies. -
Project SAILS – Kent State University
The purpose of the Project for Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) has been to develop an instrument for programmatic level assessment of information literacy skills that is valid and thus credible to university administrators and other academic personnel. -
UCLA Library Information Literacy Initiative
Launched in 2001 by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), this IL initiative is developed to assess and improve information literacy skills at UCLA, and to increase awareness of information literacy concepts among members of the UCLA community within the context of changing information needs and environments. -
University of Connecticut: Information Literacy Program
Developed by University of Connecticut Libraries, this program provides students, faculty, and staff with an understanding of today’s global information environment. It focuses on locating, evaluating, and using information resources competently and ethically, supports the research goals of the university curriculum, and helps equip the research community with the information and skills needed to become effective members of a complex society. -
University of Louisville – Information Literacy Program
The mission of the University of Louisville Information Literacy Program is to encourage the development of information literacy in individuals by collaborating with university colleagues to integrate IL into academic programs, promoting the use of library resources in all formats, providing instruction in various ways, and evaluating the effectiveness of the program’s approaches and renewing its instructional skills. -
UWired
This is the University of Washington forum committed to providing access to the tools and resources that students and teachers need to use technology to enhance teaching and learning, promoting fluency with information and information technology, and fostering innovation in technology-enabled teaching and learning. -
Étude sur les connaissances en recherche documentaire des étudiants entrant au 1er cycle dans les universités québécoises. Groupe de travail sur la formation documentaire, Sous-comité des bibliothèques, 2003
Versions anglaise et française. Rapport de l’étude réalisée par Diane Mittermeyer (Mcgill) et le Groupe de travail sur la formation documentaire de la CREPUQ -
GREMI (Groupe de Réflexion sur l'Enseignement des Méthodologies de l'Information)
Le GREMI se définit « comme un espace de réflexion sur le sens et les modalités des enseignements documentaires, sur la place des méthodes et outils informationnels dans le travail intellectuel, sur la fonction sociale et culturelle de la maîtrise des systèmes documentaires. » Il est associé à l’Urfist de Paris. -
Groupe Edudoc
Le site de ce groupe constitué de membres de l'Association Belge de Documentation présente des ressources en formation documentaire. Le groupe maintient également une liste de discussion auquel on peut s’abonner.