Call to University Faculty:
Do you want to enhance your students’ research skills? Then an Information Literacy Stipend may be just what you need!
This is an opportunity for you to strengthen students’ research skills in your discipline.
If you are awarded one of the five (5) stipends available for 2010-2011, you will collaborate with a faculty librarian to develop assignments that focus on information literacy skills, and you will also receive a $1,000.00 stipend.
What is information literacy? Why is it important?
Information Literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has developed competency standards as a guide to help faculty integrate information literacy into their courses.
To apply…Submit a proposal, not to exceed 2 pages, that includes the following:
- Course name and number
- Student learning outcomes related to Information Literacy Standards
(http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/infolit.html)
- Assessment plan to determine how student learning outcomes will be evaluated
- Projected Timeline (Spring/Fall 2011 or Spring 2012)
- Name of the Library Faculty member with whom you will collaborate
Proposals will be reviewed by the Library Advisory Committee’s Information Literacy Subcommittee. Stipends are subject to taxes. Upon completion of the course, you must submit a report documenting the impact that the information literacy component had on student learning outcomes to the Dean of the Library and Information Fluency. This report will be posted on the Library’s Web site.
If you are interested, we can schedule an information session as well as connect you with someone who has completed a successful grant. Examples of previous stipends are posted on the Library’s Web site. For more information, contact Bonnie Oldham, Information Literacy Coordinator at 941-4000 or bonnie.oldham@scranton.edu.
Please submit applications via campus mail to:
Charles Kratz
Dean of Library and Information Fluency
Weinberg Memorial Library
941-4008
Application Deadline:
Monday, November 1, 2010