Scholarly Information Discovery in the Networked Academic Learning Environment
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 211
Abstract
In academic learning environments, information literacy competency is a key to measure a student’s academic success. To improve excellence in teaching, administrators, instructors, and librarians in Georgia Southern University are working together to foster skills for critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making.
This presentation explores key relationship among computer literacy, information literacy, and library literacy in academic learning environments. From the perspective of an academic information service librarian who has been serving in academic learning environments for over 17 years, this presentation offers practical suggestions for improving information literacy instructions at Georgia Southern University.
If approved, the proposed presentation will cover the following parts:
- Introduction
- Understanding Information Literacy in Higher Education
- Dilemma of Teaching Information Literacy
- Challenges and Opportunities
- Recommendations and Suggestions
- Summary
Target attendees will include academic administrators, faculty, librarians, school media specialists, and other professionals who are involved with information literacy education in dynamic and interactive academic learning environments.
Presentation Description
This presentation focuses on how to help undergraduates and graduates, especially those first-year students, access and locate scholarly information resources and services. Also, it discusses information literacy definition, information literacy competencies, and information literacy framework. With innovative approaches, it intends to foster skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making in the networked academic learning environment.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Li, LiLi, "Scholarly Information Discovery in the Networked Academic Learning Environment" (2015). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 72.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2015/2015/72
Scholarly Information Discovery in the Networked Academic Learning Environment
Room 211
In academic learning environments, information literacy competency is a key to measure a student’s academic success. To improve excellence in teaching, administrators, instructors, and librarians in Georgia Southern University are working together to foster skills for critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making.
This presentation explores key relationship among computer literacy, information literacy, and library literacy in academic learning environments. From the perspective of an academic information service librarian who has been serving in academic learning environments for over 17 years, this presentation offers practical suggestions for improving information literacy instructions at Georgia Southern University.
If approved, the proposed presentation will cover the following parts:
- Introduction
- Understanding Information Literacy in Higher Education
- Dilemma of Teaching Information Literacy
- Challenges and Opportunities
- Recommendations and Suggestions
- Summary
Target attendees will include academic administrators, faculty, librarians, school media specialists, and other professionals who are involved with information literacy education in dynamic and interactive academic learning environments.
