Faculty Survey of Information Literacy

Faculty Survey of Information Literacy

Effectively engaging with information is essential for academic success, but is more than just an academic skill. Information Literacy has been described as a "situated, process-oriented literacy relevant to a broad range of rhetorical and intellectual activities" (Norgaard, 2003) including skills that enable activities such as information seeking, informed choice, or critically evaluating sources, skills desired by many employers. To become a fully information literate individual requires an understanding of the dynamic and complex context in which information practices operate, such as an academic discipline or the workplace. This survey was prepared by the Faculty Senate Ad-Hoc Information Literacy Committee to help us better understand your perception of how information literacy skills prepare students in their discipline and help prepare students for a career.
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Primary College of Arts & Sciences Department in which I teach
Primary College of Business Department in which I teach
Primary College of Education Department in which I teach
Primary College of Health Professions Department in which I teach
Primary College of Social & Behavioral Science Department in which I teach
Primary College of Technology Department in which I teach
I incorporate class assignments that require students to seek scholarly/authoritative sources of information
Engaging with discipline-specific knowledge will help students develop information use and evaluation skills for their future work lives

In the context of instruction, please indicate your opinion about how the following Information Literacy skills contribute to the abilities of students within their chosen college program and beyond to their career. “1” (Strongly Disagree) to a “5” (Strongly Agree).

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Construct a strategy for how to find reliable information
Execute a plan for how to find reliable information
Acquire social or "soft skills," such as willingness to approach others for help
Find and gather information from multiple sources (such as social media, personal contacts, email, web-based)
Provide this information to coworkers coherently
Synthesize information from multiple resources
Find information that is not available online (such as using print and other sources)
Effectively use online free and open sources of information (non-subscription sources) for gaining information and knowledge
Effectively evaluate these free and open sources for credibility and quality of information
Use online subscription-based sources licensed by the library for gaining information and knowledge
Demonstrate personal responsibility for continuous learning in the discipline
Distinguish ways of addressing information gaps
Broaden perspective and accept other viewpoints
Ethical awareness about information use including copyright, fair use, and attribution
Find and evaluate information important for adapting to change in this discipline
Apply disciplinary knowledge to real-world contexts
Synthesize and contextualize evidence (source information) in order to communicate clearly and convincingly

Comments (In your own words, describe someone who is information literate):
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