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Information literacy efforts are underway on individual, local, and regional bases. Many states have either fully adopted AASL information literacy standards or have adapted them to suit their needs. [47] States such as Oregon (OSLIS, 2009) [60] increasing rely on these guidelines for curriculum development and setting information literacy goals.
Since the 1920s, the American Library Association or the American Association of School Librarians (one of the ALA’s divisions) have worked to create and update information literacy standards ...
Advocacy is an important part of the AASL mission. In 1948, AASL first put forth a list of school library standards. [5] In 2007, AASL efforts advocated for flexible scheduling of school library media centers, as well as information literacy. [12]
"Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education". Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), American Library Association, 2000. "Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers". Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), American Library Association, 2004.
The board also approved new information literacy standards and financial literacy standards for Oklahoma schools. The rules and standards approved — all by 4-0 votes — by the board on Thursday ...
Information and communication technology literacy (ICT) is an example of a modern approach to library instruction. [9] ICT extends information literacy to the use of computer technology in a variety of forms to manipulate, deliver, and receive information and ideas. A model library instruction program utilizes complementary tools and resources ...
The American Library Association celebrated its centennial in 1976. In commemoration the association published Libraries and the Life of the Mind in America. [32] [33]The American Library Association Archives, established at the time of the centennial, created an online exhibit which includes a history of the centennial.
Library science (previously termed library studies and library economy) [note 1] is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.