Interest in developing ways to assess information literacy has been growing for several
years. Many librarians have developed their own tools to assess aspects of information …

The authors identify some key definitions of 'information literacy'and initiatives concerned
with imparting information literacy skills. They identify limitations in taking an approach to …

The culture of assessment in higher education requires academic librarians to demonstrate
the impact of information literacy instruction on student learning. As a result, many librarians …

ABSTRACT THISPAPER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW of the development of current practice
in information literacy education in tertiary institutions in South Africa. The policy framework …

Abstract Librarians at Washington State University Vancouver helped the campus develop a
method of assessing its General Education Program, a program based on university …

Analizamos la evolución conceptual de un servicio de las unidades de información, la
“formación de usuarios”, hacia los actuales modelos de “alfabetización informacional” …

In a dynamic, information and technology‐driven society, librarians can create new roles by
assessing changes in their environment, the potential effect and ways to reposition …

En este capítulo abordamos el estudio de cuáles son las habilidades de información que se
precisan en el mundo actual, describiendo los principales modelos a través de las cuales se …

Abstract Information literacy is a critical component of a 21st century education. Teacher
educators are confronted with teaching about information literacy on two levels: Not only do …

Abstract Since 1998 the Department of Information Science in collaboration with the Library
Services of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has used portfolio assessment for a …