Western Libraries

Information Literacy

Information Literacy includes the set of abilities and skills enabling individuals to
  • efficiently Access,
  • critically Assess,
  • effectively Assimilate,
  • responsibly Apply information.

...for Western Students the 4As facilitate academic success
and set the foundation for lifelong learning.

Information Literacy at Western...

Western Libraries Teaching and Learning Standing Committee

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations

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