Today’s School Library

Sue Subel

Library Media Specialist

Kenston High School

21st Century

Ohio 14th State to Become a Partner

21st Century – Digital Age

Knowledge creation

transformational not just transactional

Mission: School Library

…ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and

information.

Digital Natives – Wired Generation

In 2007 the Educational Testing Service (ETS) provided these results from 2006 Study:

Students adept at using computer for entertainment BUTo Ability to access, manage and evaluate information is weako Only 50% can judge objectivity of a websiteo Only 40% knew how to use multiple terms to narrow

search

Study included: 1,016 high-school students, 753 community collegestudents, and 4,585 four-year college and university students.

80% of future jobs will require skill in effectively using

information-Department of Labor

SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

Project Information Literacy

21st century workplace:

“In today's information-driven workplace, people spend much of their time formulating questions, finding relevant information and drawing conclusions, often working in virtual teams scattered across the globe.”

From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.

The Problem: Information Overload

Garbage in..Garbage out!

McKenzie, Jamie. “The Cartoon Gallery.” From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal. FNO Press. Web 12 November 2010.

Information Overload: Student perspective

…”we’ve kind of been tossed into this and we’ve just learned through experience we have to go on a Web site and just raid it for information. So I would say that despite all that’s out there, it certainly is harder to find the right source and evaluate whether it’s good, or not, because there’s so much – you only have a little bit of time to spend on each source you find.

-Engineering student in a follow-up interview

Project Information Literacy

From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.

Information Overload?Information overload is real and, by ignoring it,

our students are limiting themselves to finding the easiest rather than finding the best. A highly information-literate person has no fear of diving into the information fog and will find the best rather than the most convenient. If education is starting to take us there, let's join the movement and put information literacy into the very foundation of all learning.

Badke, William. “Information Overload, Maybe Not.” Online Sep/Oct 2010: 52-54. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 November 2010.

Future? Learning by discovery will replace

learning by absorption.

The key to being able to accomplish this is information literacy.

Badke, William. “Information Overload, Maybe Not.” Online Sep/Oct 2010: 52-54. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 November 2010.

School Library

…to the RESCUE!

Difficulties: Steps During Research Process