| Information Literacy includes the set of abilities and skills enabling individuals to |
- efficiently Access,
- critically Assess,
- effectively Assimilate,
- responsibly Apply information.
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...for Western Students the 4As facilitate academic success and set the foundation for lifelong learning.
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Information Literacy at Western...
Western Libraries Teaching and Learning Standing Committee
the Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents' guidelines for graduating competencies
Information Literacy Beyond...
WILU - Workshop on Instruction in Library Use
...the national conference for teaching librarians and library instructors. The 39th annual WILU was at McMaster University in Hamilton, May 12 - 14, 2010. visit the WILU website.
...the 2011 conference will be in Regina Saskatchewan June 1-3 2011, watch for details.
ACRL - Association of College and Research Libraries
ACRL Website
Guidelines and Standards
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education website
Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Libraries
Guidelines for Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries
Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators
Information Literacy Portal and the Standards Toolkit
Instruction Section Website
Institute for Information Literacy
CAUL - Council of Australian University Librarians
CAUL Information Literacy Portal
Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework: principles, standards, practice
ANZIIL Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy