Introductions
Behrans, Shirley J. (1994, July). A conceptual analysis and historical overview of information literacy. College and Research Libraries, 55 (4), 309-322.
Brevick, Patricia Senn, and Gee, E. Gordon . (1989) Information Literacy: Revolution in the Library. New York: Macmillan.
California Media and Library Educators Association Staff. (1993). From library skills to information literacy: A handbook for the 21st century. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Doyle, C.S. (1994). Information literacy in an information society: A concept for the information age. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. ED 372 763.
Kaestle, Carl. (1991). Literacy in the United States: Readers and reading since 1880. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Kozol, Jonathan. (1985). Illiterate America. Garden City, NY: Anchor/Doubleday.
Smith, Ann. Information literacy.
Wisconsin Educational Media Association. (1993). Information literacy: A position paper on information problem-solving. Madision, WI: WEMA Publications. Available: ERIC ED 376817.
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Queensland University of Technology. Information Literacy .
Smith, Drew. Directory of online resources for information literacy or Alternate site.
University of Calgary. Information Literacy Group - Internet Resources.
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Directories
National Institute for Literacy and Partners. America's literacy directory.
Internet Directory of Literacy and Adult Education Resources. Available: WWW: http://www.cybernetics.net/users/sagrelto/elandh/home.htm
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Associations
American Library Association. Office for Literacy and Outreach Services.
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Instruction Section.
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute for Information Literacy and its Information Literacy Best Practices.
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Internet Education Project .
International Reading Association.
Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT).
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
Literacy Volunteers of America. Available: WWW: http://archon.educ.kent.edu/LVA
LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction .
National Center for Family Literacy.
National Forum on Information Literacy.
National Institute for Literacy.
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Adult Literacy
CALICO DC. Available: WWW: http://users.aol.com/calicodc/
A computer learning lab for adult literacy learners (and tutors) at central public library in Washington DC.
Colorado Literacy Research Initiative.
National Institute for Literacy. Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS).
National Institute for Literacy. (1998, September 21). Policy update: Workforce investment act offers opportunities for adult and family literacy
National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning (PLLI). Information Literacy Sites on the World Wide Web.
Official site of the general educational development (GED) testing service.
Public Law 105-220 (H.R.1385 Sponsored by Rep McKeon). Workforce Investment Act via Library of Congress' Thomas: A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
Robbins, Kevin. Miss Sandra, a primary reader. Memphis, TN: Commercial Appeal.
Sandra Harrison is a 46 year old sharecropper near Memphis, TN who decided in 1996 to return to school (attending the second grade) to escape a life of illiteracy and poverty. This is her story.
University of Alberta. Center for Research on Literacy. Directory of Canadian adult literacy research in English.
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California State University/San Marcos. Information Literacy.
Kidd, Kevin. (1997, December). Information Literacy in Higher Education . AskERIC Infoguide.
Manhattanville College. Information Literacy: Critical skills for a changing world.
Marylhurst College. Information Power.
Purdue University. Information Strategies.
Queensland University of Technology. Information Literacy .
Shapiro, Jeremy J. and Hughes, Shelley K. (1996 March/April). Information Literacy as a Liberal Art. Educom Review. 31 (2). Available: WWW: http://www.educom.edu/educom.review/review.96/mar.apr/shapiro.html
SUNY Plattsburgh. Introduction to library research.
York (PA) College. General Education Task Force. Information Literacy 101.
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Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada. Students' Information literacy needs in the 21st century: Competencies for teacher-librarians
Bellingham [WA] Schools. Course Outline: Information Literacy and the Net.
British Columbia Ministry of Education. Community Learning Network. Curricular resources in media literacy/studies. Available: WWW: http://www.etc.bc.ca/coop1/subjects/subject-media.html
CIERA: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.
Information Literacy Task Force Region VII California Technology Assistance Project Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, & Tulare Counties. Information Literacy: Guidelines for Kindergarten through Grade 12 Mankato schools. (1996, March). Information literacy curriculum guidelines
Montgomery County Public Schools. Early childhood technology literacy project.
National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering (1993, May 10-12). Reinventing schools: The technology is now.
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia, WA and the Washington Library Media Association. (1996). Essential skills for information literacy.
Scieszka, Jon. Guys read.
Steinke, Sheryl. (1997?).Information literacy guidelines: Introduction and context. Oregon Educational Media Association.
Texas Education Network (TENET) (1994, July25-September 30). Networks for goals 2000 reform: Bringing the Internet to K-12 schools. Available: WWW: http://www.sedl.org:80/policy/networks/toc.html
Todd, R.J. (1995). Information literacy: Philosophy, principles, and practice. School Libraries Worldwide, 11 (8), 39040.
Vedantham, Anu and Breeden, Laura. (1995, Spring). Networking for K-12 education: The Federal perspective. Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications and Policy, 5 (1). Available: WWW: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/www/otiahome/tiiap/docs/irjmenu.html
Multimedia Literacy
Aufderheide, Patricia. (1992). Media literacy: A report of the National Leadership conference on
Media Literacy. Queenstown, MD: Aspen Institute.
Kubey, Robert. (Ed.). (1997). Media literacy in the information age. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
On-line visual literacy project.
University of Oregon. College of Education. Media literacy online
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Network Literacy
California School Library Association. Computer and Information Literacy Skills
Compaine, Benjamin. (1988). Information technology and cultural change: Toward a new literacy. (pp. 145-178). In Issues in New Information Technology. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Eisenberg, Michael B. and Johnson, Douglas. (1996, March). Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context. ERIC Digest.
Gilster, P. (1997). Digital literacy: The thinking and survival skills new users need to make the Internet personally and professional meaningful. NY: John Wiley.
Kovacs, Diane. (1995). The Internet training guide. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Markoff, John. The Rise and Swift Fall of Cyber Literacy. Available: Gopher: gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish.Server%3aCyber%3aFall%20of%20Cyber%20Literacy
McClure, Charles R. (1994, June). Network literacy: A role for libraries? Information Technology and Management, 13 (3), 115-124.
McClure, Charles R. (1993). Network literacy in an electronic society: An educational disconnect? In The knowledge economy: The nature of information in the 21st century (pp. 137-178). Queenstown, MD: Aspen Institute. Available: Northern Telecom, 200 Athens Way, Nashville, TN 37228 or The Aspen Institute, Wye Center, P.O. Box 222, Queenstown, MD 21658.
Milles, Jim. (1992 and ongoing). NETTRAIN. Available: E-MAIL: listserv@ubvm.bitnet or listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu MESSAGE: subscribe nettrain
Tuman, Myron C. (1992). Word perfect: Literacy in the computer age. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. University of Texas System Digital Library. Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)
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Also of Interest
Stoffle, Carla J. (1998, December). Literacy 101 for the digital age. American Libraries, 29 (11), 46-48.
U. S. Department of Education. America Reads Challenge .
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