IFLA Guidelines On Information Literacy

IFLA Guidelines on Information Literacy are now available here


Abstract

The International Guidelines on Information Literacy have been compiled by the Information Literacy Section (InfoLit) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) with the aim of providing a pragmatic framework for those professionals who need or are interested in starting an information literacy program. The guidelines will aid information professionals engaged in educational programs, i.e., basic and higher education, in their efforts to meet their current information needs. However, most of the concepts, principles and procedures can be applied with minimal adaptation to any library setting. Information professionals working in all types of libraries should have as one of their main institutional goals the facilitation of users’ efforts to acquire information competencies. Information skills are vital to the success of lifelong learning, employment, and daily interpersonal communication of any citizen, such as when a person needs information about health services for someone in his/her care, or a student requires specific information to complete an assessment.

New Issue of GLINT

The latest issue of GLINT, newsletter from the Government Libraries Section of the Library Association of Ireland is now available.

The issue includes the following articles:


Official Publications on Government Department Websites by Johanna Archbold
Cardbox Database Software to update an Intranet by Mary Doyle
Publishing Government E-Information: GLS seminar by Joseph Donnelly
BIALL Annual Study Conference by Joseph Donnelly
Snippets

Academic Writing Blog

Hellon Fallon, of NUI Maynooth, has set up a blog for library staff involved in writing for publication. It aims to stimulate discussion about writing and publishing and provide a forum for notification of calls for papers, book chapters and other publishing opportunities.

Anyone can participate in the discussion and post to the blog, all that is needed is a gmail account. The blog is at anltcwriters.blogspot.com

Institutional Repositories: Special Issue of 'Library Trends'

Volume 57, Number 2, Fall 2008
E-ISSN: 1559-0682 Print ISSN: 0024-2594
Available through Project Muse here

Contents:

• Introduction: Institutional Repositories: Current State and Future
• Innkeeper at the Roach Motel
• Institutional Repositories in the UK: The JISC Approach
• Strategies for Institutional Repository Development: A Case Study of Three Evolving Initiatives
• Perceptions and Experiences of Staff in the Planning and Implementation of Institutional Repositories
• Institutional Repositories and Research Data Curation in a Distributed Environment
• At the Watershed: Preparing for Research Data Management and Stewardship at the University of Minnesota Libraries
• Case Study in Data Curation at Johns Hopkins University
• Describing Scholarly Works with Dublin Core: A Functional Approach
• The “Wealth of Networks” and Institutional Repositories: MIT, DSpace, and the Future of the Scholarly Commons
• Leveraging Short-term Opportunities to Address Long-term Obligations: A Perspective on Institutional Repositories and Digital Preservation Programs
• Shedding Light on the Dark Data in the Long Tail of Science

Irish Library News

Latest edition of Irish Library News, #287 January/February 2009, available here

(An Chomhairle welcomes contributions to both Irish Library News (Online) and www.library.ie; the copy date for Irish Library News remains the 20th ,or nearest working day, of each month)

New Titles in Academic Librarianship

Reviews available in 'Library Review' here:

Title: Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship

 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=NonArticle&contentId=1774975

Title: Teaching with Technology: An Academic Librarian's Guide 

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=NonArticle&contentId=1774986

 

Connacht Landed Estates Project

The Connacht Landed Estates project, funded by the Irish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, under its Thematic Projects (Research Infrastructure) Grants, undertook the research for, and the publication of, a comprehensive and integrated resource guide to landed estates and gentry houses in Connacht, c. 1700-1914. The aim of the guide is to assist and support researchers working on the social, economic, political and cultural history of Connacht from c.1700 to 1914.
The project involved the distillation and collation of data from a broad range of historical sources, and the concise codification of these data on an estate/name basis. The optimum use of the data determined that the database be published in electronic form. Full details of the sources used can be viewed under Reference Sources in the database. See the Help link for further details on the creation of the database.
The Project was hosted by the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the National University of Ireland, Galway.



http://www.landedestates.ie/

Conference Reports for An Leabharlann

The LAI are looking for volunteers from attendees of the the Internet Librarian Conference in London in October or the Information Online Conference in London in December to write a conference report for inclusion in the Spring 2009 issue of An Leabharlann.

Please contact:
Marjory Sliney, Editor, An Leabharlann: the Irish Library LAI Executive Board and Secretary of the Education Committee
Email

SCONUL Focus Newsletter

The latest edition of 'Focus' Spring 2008, No 43 is now available.

Contents

Web 2.0, Library Brand 3.0PDF RTF

Don't believe the hype: blogging with your feet on the groundPaul WilliamsPDF RTF

Blogging in the UK and IrelandCompiled by: Peter WilliamsPDF RTF

LASSIE (Libraries and Social Sciences in Education): project overview and key findingsJane SeckerPDF RTF

Reflections in WonderlandAlison ('Wynne Merlin'), Mary ('Merry Mayo') Hudson PDF RTF

Portals, A to Z, OPAC: how best to provide access to our resourcesMonica CrumpPDF RTF

Delivering core text material electronically: a project management perspectiveElizabeth MurphyPDF RTF

The Library Game - using creative games technology to develop the library, learning and information skills of our students - the story so farSimon Ngozi Okolo, Elias Pimenidis, Professor Andrew McDonaldPDF RTF

IL at eye level: Cardiff's Handbook for information literacy teaching comes to your screenJessica Gaunt, Nigel Morgan (Chair of the HILT Group), Rowland Somers, Rosemary Soper, Erica SwainPDF RTF

Going Greek: introducing the Cephalonian method at WIT librariesNora HegartyPDF RTF

Guides at the side: developing Informs through community collaborationLisa CharnockPDF RTF

Celebrating 15 years of library collaborationGenein Cox-De SousaPDF RTF

Widening participation: how do we measure up?Tracey StanleyPDF RTF

Reflections on a benchmarking survey of research support provided by 1994 Group librariesHelen Young, Peter LundPDF RTF

Grazing the long acre - distance students in Equine Science using the Glucksman Library of the University of LimerickLiz O'SullivanPDF RTF

Front-line service delivery: responding to changing user needs and patterns of library usage at NUI MaynoothMary Antonesa, Elizabeth Murphy PDF RTF

From 'How satisfied are you?' to 'Tell us what matters': user evaluation at the Wellcome LibraryJudy Henwood, Frances NortonPDF RTF

'It's just like studying in your front room': designing a twenty-first century library in a classic buildingKatherine Everest, Debbie MorrisPDF RTF

Charter mark - to apply or not to apply?Lydia Matheson, Amy Cawood, Alison LoboPDF RTF

A week in the life of the director of the Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU)Claire CreaserPDF RTF

News from SCONULPDF RTF

Report from the SCONUL Executive BoardAnne BellPDF RTF

RLUK/SCONUL digest of scholarly communication newsFrederick J. FriendPDF RTF

The SCONUL Working Group on Quality Assurance - what is it doing for you?Scott RobertsonPDF RTF

Conference reportAlison Mackenzie, Ellen BreenPDF RTF

Research methods in informationReviewed by Maria J GrantPDF RTF

Tara Brabazon, The University of Google: education in the (post) information age (book review)Peter WilliamsPDF RTF

New publicationsPDF RTF

News from member libraries PDF RTF

Advice for authorsPDF RTF

Constructing a Thesaurus Online Course

Aslib are now offering a distance learning, online course in 'Constucting a Thesaursus'.

• you can learn in your own time
• you are allocated a tutor who will give you personal attention and monitor your progress throughout your course
• your tutor will give you as much encouragement and direction as you need to be able to complete your training successfully
• you will be asigned pratical projects which will be assessed by your tutor
• you will receive the Aslib Certificate of Achievement on successful completion

The purpose of this course is to give participants the understanding and skills necessary for them to construct a thesaurus, having decided on the appropriateness of a thesaurus for a particular purpose, and the best form of such a thesaurus.

Links

Aslib's Open Learning Page Home

Page for 'Constructing a Thesaurus' Course

Tonic

TONIC is an easy-to-understand, practical guide to using the Internet produced by Netskills. Use of Tonic is free but users are required to register.


TONIC covers the whole range of introductory internet topics for you to explore, in an easilydigestible form.
THESE TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Exploring the internet
• How to access databases,
free software and online
information services
• Searching the world
wide web
• Communicating via the
internet using email and
news services


QUIZZES
There are short quizzes enabling
you to test your knowledge and
understanding of what you've
learnt.


ACCEPTABLE USE
TONIC may be used freely for noncommercial academic and training purposes.



Flyer for Tonic (Pdf)

Homepage for Tonic

Sconul's Hot Topic Page

SCONUL deals with a range of topics through the work of its various groups. These topics identify anticipated trends and issues for information services and support collaborative sharing and development of good practice around the core interests and services of SCONUL. They are listed below. Each topic has an introduction, links to its relevant publications and papers and also a link to the appropriate group. For more information please contact us. Link to the page here.

Current Topics are:

• E-learning
• E-research
• Information Literacy
• Performance Improvement
• Scholarly Communications
• Space planning

LIR E-resource Library Innovations Page

The LIR HEAnet User Group for libraries aims to explore and develop awareness of electronic information resources and to promote the use of HEAnet in exploiting these resources. This section is dedicated to highlighting examples of how libraries, at home and abroad, are using new technologies to enhance their services and resources. Examples of the use of these technologies are broken down into the following areas:

• RSS Feeds
• Blogs
• Video Casts
• Online Chat
• Podcasts
• Wikis
• Immersive Social Environments

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