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D AV I D B I R C H E N A L L
J A N UA R Y 2 7 T H 2 0 1 2
Developing Information Literacy Skills for School Librarians
Key Changes Impacting Librarianship
Access to Information
Information Sharing
Academic Honesty
Evaluation of Sources
Synthesis Skills
Changing Role of the Librarian
Mike Eisenberg
DEAN EMERITUS AND PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
EISENBERG PIONEERED THE BIG 6 INFORMATION PROCESSING MODEL
The Big Six
TASK DEFINITION
Define the information problem
Identify the information needed to solve the problem
The Big Six
INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES
Determine all possible sources (brainstorm)
Select the best sources available
The Big Six
LOCATION AND ACCESS
Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
Find information within the sources
The Big Six
USE OF INFORMATION
Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
Extract relevant information
The Big Six
SYNTHESIS
Organize from multiple sources
Present the information
The Big Six
EVALUATION
Judge the product (effectiveness)
Judge the process (efficiency)
Plan (Beginning)
When students get an assignment or a task before they start doing anything, they should think:
What am I supposed to do?
What will it look like if I do a really good job?
What do I need to find out to do the job?
Do (Middle)
In the middle the students do the activity. This is where they:
Read
View
Tell
Make a picture, etc.
Review (End)
Before finishing the product and turning it in, students should stop and think:
Is This Done?
Did I do what I was supposed to do?
Do I feel ok about this?
Should I do something else before I turn it in?
Super 3 Works Well With Stories
Information Problems
Your partner is getting sick and needs nursing care. How do you find the best, most affordable care?
Your employer is moving to another state. What are your prospects? Should you and your family move?
Your children want to travel to northern Italy to look up your grandparents’ family. How do you find out more about the region?
The teacher says your child is hyperactive and needs medical treatment. Where do you turn for the latest information?
You have to write a report on the feasibility of opening a new restaurant in Makati.
Let’s say that we have lost our cell phone and we want to buy another phone.
Eisenberg’s Wake-Up Call
Eisenberg claims that traditional school libraries are in crisis, partly due to cuts in funding.
The central problem are the variety and quality of library
programs. Our programmes are supportive but are they essential? Not accountable in terms of achievement.
Librarians are tied to old routines and technologies. We
need to have a makeover! We need a hard hitting library skills program.
Eisenberg’s Plan
Get an attitude!
Embrace the brand, mission and function.
School Librarian becomes Teacher Librarian
School Library becomes Media Center
Pie chart planning
Focus on accountable information literacy instruction
Do we need to re-think our approach?
What can you realistically do?
Rethink the sacred cows.
Overdue Materials?
Online catalogs?
Inventory?
Collection Development
What can you cut back on to do really valuable stuff?
