Embedding information literacy into the curriculum

Mary Barden

Dawn Grundy

Graeme Prescott

Information Literacy?

• Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.

CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals http://www.cilip.org.uk

IL at UoB!

University of Bolton Information Literacy Framework, 2008.https://www.bolton.ac.uk/LEPDU/Documents/InformationLiteracyFramework.pdf

This framework describes the learning outcomes and competencies/skills which students should achieve at each level of their university life.

Group Work

How can you use BISSTO in the classroom?

What’s Next?

• Future Plans• Digital Literacy• New sections• Collaboration with other parts of the

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