OLIS planned,
organized, and
sponsored this
event!
The OLIS PD Panel
Prof. Mary MacDonald
URI Libraries
Jen Thomas
High School Librarian
Prof. Cheryl A. McCarthy
URI-GSLIS
Amanda Richman
Rhode Island Hospital Library
Julie Holden
Cranston Public Library
Why? Goals of PD Workshop
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Present best practices of information literacy instruction
Engage Participants in Round Table Discussions
Provide facilitators and note takers to add to the LibGuide
Share ideas for future PD and collaboration across libraries
LibGuide for Communication and Collaboration
http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/alltogether
Success of PD Workshop:
Participation with Facilitators and
Note Takers!
Patricia Brennan, RIC Library
Amanda Izenstark, URI Libraries
Round Table Discussion Topics:
http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/alltogether
1. Information Literacy
Continuum K-20
2. Are You Ready for the
Common Core?
3. Free and Cool Tech Tools
4. Finding and Evaluating Health
Information
5. Marketing Your Invisible
Resources
Information Literacy Across
Rhode Island
• Can we do it? Yes, we can! It exists and we can
build more bridges!
• School Libraries: over 300 in RI
• Academic Libraries: 11 in RI
• Public Libraries: 39 Cities and Towns in RI
• Special Libraries: All types including hospital, law
libraries, corporate libraries, historical libraries,
museum libraries, and other special libraries
Best Practices:
Sharing Ideas and Program Models
Building Bridges
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Mission
Goals
Services
Pedagogy
Outcomes: Sustainability
• Keeping the conversation moving forward!
• Conveners and participants shared
hopes to sustain and nurture ideas
• Plans simmering for new adventures!
Outcomes: ILART
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Information Literacy Action Round Table (ILART)
RILA as state-wide umbrella for librarians
Information Literacy Proclamation Project
October Celebration of IL Month- Governor’s Proclamation
ILART Events!
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What Do College Professors Expect?
Building Bridges
Articulating ACRL Framework
Threshold Concepts
ILART: How can we build capacity?
Things To Consider
• How can we help librarians embrace the role of
teaching information literacy in all types of libraries
or should we?
• How can we become more effective teachers of
information literacy in all types of libraries?
Your Questions?
Thank You!
Cheryl A. McCarthy chermc@mail.uri.edu
Mary C. MacDonald marymac@mail.uri.edu
References
AASL. Standards for the 21st Century Learner. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards
ACRL. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. (2014)
Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
ACRL. Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Draft 1. Part 1. (2014)
Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Framework-for-IL-for-HEDraft-1-Part-1.pdf
ACRL. Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Draft 1 Part 2. (2014)
Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Framework-for-IL-for-HEDraft-1-Part-2.pdf
ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT). (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://www.ala.org/lirt/front
AskRI.Org (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.askri.org
Burhanna, K. J. (Ed.). (2013). Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to Colleg
Transition. (2013). Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited.
References
Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://www.corestandards.org
College Readiness Dialogues. (2014) Sponsored by the Libraries of Blue Valley High School
and Rockhurst University. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://bvhLearningCommons.bluevalleyk12.org/collegereadinessdialogues
Illinois Information Literacy Summit, April 25, 2014. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://informationliteracysummit.org/
Medical Library Association. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
https://www.mlanet.org/about
Medical Library Association. MLA Top Health Websites. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
https://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/topten.html
Office of Library and Information Services. (2014)
State of Rhode Island. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.olis.state.ri.us/
Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon (ILAGO). (2014) Oregon Information Literacy
Summit, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://ilago.wordpress.com/oregon-il-summit-2014/
Owen, P. (2010). A Transition Checklist for High School Seniors.
School Library Monthly, 26(8), 20-23.
References
Pennsylvania Libraries. (2014) PA Forward. Information Literacy sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Library Association. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
http://www.paforward.org/home/informationliteracy.aspx
Rhode Island Department of Education. (2014) Transition to the Common Core State
Standards CCSS and to PARCC. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from
https://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/TransitiontotheCCSSandPARCC.aspx
Rhode Island Library Association. (2014) RILA Constitution Article XI.:
Information Literacy Action Round Table (ILART) Retrieved May 2, 2014,
from http://rilibraries.org/rila-roundtables
School Librarians of Rhode Island. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.slri.info
We’re All In It Together: Connecting Reference & Information Literacy Across All Rhode Island
Libraries. (2014) Retrieved May 2, 2014,
from http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/alltogether