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Jennifer Walz, Danville Community College
Julie Sweeney, Point Loma Nazarene University
Elizabeth Fairall, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Jeff Gates, Cedarville University
Lina Poston, Nyack College
An interest group for librarians who are involved or interested in information literacy and wish to collaborate with other librarians to discuss relevant aspects of theory, practice, collaboration, trends, assessment etc. related to information literacy.
ILIG members must either be ACL members themselves or be working under the supervision of someone who is a full or associate ACL individual member at the same institution.
Send an email to info@acl.org stating you wish to join the Information Literacy Interest Group (ILIG) and include your full name, email address, and name of institution.
Books
Badke, W. B. (2012). Teaching research processes: The faculty role in the development of skilled student researchers. Witney, UK: Chandos Publishing. ISBN: 9781843346746
Baer, A. (2016). Information literacy and writing studies in conversation: Reenvisioning library-writing program connections. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press.
Baker, K. (2013). Information literacy and cultural heritage: Developing a model for lifelong learning. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. ISBN: 9781780633862
Bell, J., & Waters, S. (2014). Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers. 6th ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Open University Press. ISBN: 9780335264469
Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2003). The craft of research. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226239736
Cole, C. (2012). Information need: A theory connecting information search to knowledge formation. Medford, New Jersey: Published on behalf of the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today, Inc.
D'Angelo, B. J., Jamieson, S., Maid, B. M., & Walker, J. R. (2016). Information literacy: Research and collaboration across disciplines. Fort Collins, CO: The WAC Clearinghouse; Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado. Online: http://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/
Flaspohler, M. R. (2012). Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research: A practical guide for teaching faculty. Oxford, UK: Chandos Pub. ISBN: 9781780632940
Graff, G., Durst, R. K., and Birkenstein, C. (2012). They say/I say: The moves that matter in academic writings. Burnaby, B.C.: University of Simon Fraser Library. ISBN:978-0393912753
Grassian, E. S., & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2009). Information literacy instruction: theory and practice, second edition. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
Hepworth, M., & Walton, G. (2013). Developing people's information capabilities: Fostering information literacy in educational, workplace and community contexts. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Lloyd, A. (2010). Information literacy landscapes: Information literacy in education, workplace and everyday contexts. Oxford: Chandos Pub.
Lowry, C. (2016). Choosing & using sources: A guide to academic research. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University Libraries. (Open Textbook Library)
McAdoo, M. L. (2012). Fundamentals of library instruction. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Reale, M. (2016). Becoming an embedded librarian: Making connections in the classrooms. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Saunders, L., & Wong, M. A. (2020). Instruction in libraries and information centers: An introduction. Windsor & Downs Press. https://doi.org/10.21900/wd.12
Upson, M., Luetkenhaus, H., Hall, C. M., & Cannon, K. (2021). Information now: A graphic guide to student research and web literacy (2nd ed,). The University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226766119