K-20 Information Literacy
Recommended Articles and Links

 

Tools and Resources

Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Libraries & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools by Keith Curry Lance, et al.

Big 6.com--Information Literacy for the Information Age

Pennsylvania School Library Information Specialist TOOL KIT for Implementing Information Literacy in Schools

 

Accessing the Standards

AASL/AECT Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

ACRL/AASL Blueprint for Collaboration

 

Pennsylvania State-Based K-20 Initiatives

K-16 Councils

North Central PA Regional K-16 Council

PSU Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS)

 

Articles on K-20 Library Collaboration

Boatman, William. “Public Libraries as a Bridge for College–bound Young Adults.” Reference & User Services Quarterly, 42, no. 3 (Spring 2003): 229-234.

Cahoy, Ellysa Stern. “Put Some Feeling Into It!” Integrating Affective Competencies into K-20 Information Literacy Standards.” Knowledge Quest, 32, no. 4 (March/April 2004): 25-28.

Cahoy, Ellysa Stern. “Will Your Students Be Ready for College? Connecting the K-12 and College Standards for Information Literacy.” Knowledge Quest, 30, no. 4 (March /April 2002): 12-15.

Carr, J. A. and Rockman, I. F. (2003). “Information-literacy collaboration: A shared responsibility.” American Libraries, 34 (September 2003): 52-54.

Ercegovac, Zorana. “Bridging the Knowledge Gap between Secondary and Higher
Education.” College and Research Libraries 64, no.1 (January 2003): 75-85.

Evans, Beth. “Building Bridges Between New York City Public High Schools and a
College: The Cooperative Library Project.” Research Strategies 15 (1997): 89-99.

Fitzgerald, Mary Ann. “Making the Leap from High School to College: Three New Studies About Information Literacy Skills of First-Year College Students.” Knowledge Quest, 32, no. 4 (March/April 2004): 19-24.

Gordon, Carol. “A Room With a View: Looking at School Library Instruction from a
Higher Education Perspective.” Knowledge Quest 30, no. 4 (March/April 2002): 16-21.

Harris, Frances Jacobson. “Information Literacy in School Libraries: It Takes a Community.” Reference and User Services Quarterly 42, no. 3 (Spring 2003): 215-223.

Nichols, Janet. “Building Bridges: High School and University Partnerships for
Information Literacy.” NASSP Bulletin 83, no.605 (March 1999): 75-81.

Pearson, Debra and Beth McNeil. “From High School Users College Students Grow.”
Knowledge Quest 30, no.4 (March/April 2002): 24-28.

 

Additional Resources

Rochester Regional Library—Information literacy Partnership Guidelines

Webliography of K-20 Information Literacy Resources


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