Public Libraries
Associations and organizations
American Library Association (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/
Library Instruction Round Table LIRT/ALA
http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/
Open to librarians in all types of libraries, with many opportunities for active
professional invovlement through committees and elected offices. The quarterly
newsletter includes a technology column and an annual list of the top 20
library-instruction-related publications.
Public Library Association PLA/ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/pla.htm
California Library Association (CLA)
http://www.cla-net.org/
Directories/Megasites
Calisphere. University of California
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Primary source images and documents, plus "Themed Collections...
primary source sets organized to support California Content Standards."
Links
California State Library
http://www.library.ca.gov/
LibWeb Directory of Public Libraries
http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_CA.html
Listservs
Infolit-L.
An electronic discussion list for information literacy, co-sponsored by the American
Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association of College and Research
Libraries (ACRL). "INFOLIT is a forum for school, academic and public librarians to
exchange ideas on information literacy programs and experiences that demonstrate a
collaborative relationship between K-12 and higher education institutions." (ALA. ACRL. <http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm?Section=acrl&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=101617>)
To subscribe: Send a blank e-mail message to subscribe-infolit@ala.org with your first
and last name as the subject.
Professional Development
Infopeople.org
http://www.infopeople.org/
Includes tutorials, quick guides, fact sheets, articles and reports, webliographies, product
reviews covering training, Internet, computers and networking, other aspects of technology,
and the Infopeople Project.
... Training Resources
http://infopeople.org/resources/
Librarian’s Internet Index
http://lii.org/
A directory of websites selected and evaluated by librarians. A search on “information literacy”
retrieves many useful sites including tutorials, directories, studies, IL projects, competencies and more.
LibraryInstruction. Michael Lorenzen.
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
Includes lesson plans, bibliography, and links related to library instruction and information literacy.
LibrarySmart. Washington State Library
http://www.librarysmart.com/working/home.asp
Includes guidelines for evaluating information and resources for librarians. Developed by the
Washington State Library as part of its Information Literacy Project.
Noodletools. Debbie Abilock
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
A chart that matches information need with appropriate Internet search engines.
Twenty-first Century Literacies
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/
Includes both bibliographic and web-based resources which focus on 4 identified literacies:
information, media, multi-cultural, and visual.
Sample Curricula/Lesson Plans
Activities List: Information literacy. Dalhousie Libraries
http://infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activities_list.htm
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
Note: Public domain digital learning objects created mostly by faculty/librarians and organized by
subject. http://www.merlot.org/Home.po
SOS for Information Literacy.
http://www.informationliteracy.org/default.php
Register for an account; then search lesson plans by grade level or topic.
Tips and Techniques for Library Instruction. University of Texas, Austin
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/index.html
Standards
Tutorials
Finding Information on the Internet. UC Berkeley Library
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
List of Core Competencies: CSU Information Competence Project. Cal State Poly
Note: Includes tutorials.
http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/project/outline.html
OWLS: Online workshops for library skills. CSU Humboldt
http://library.humboldt.edu/owls/
Road to Research. UCLA College Library/ Esther Grassian
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/library/
Basic information literacy tutorial, geared to UCLA undergraduates. To use, click on
Guest, then on Skip to Tutorial.
The Webquest Page San Diego State University
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
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