Attaining Information Literacy

This three-year project is a partnership between the School of Library and Information Studies at Florida State University, Chipola College, and Tallahassee Community College.

This research was designed to address a gap in our understanding of information literacy education by adding student perceptions to the question of how to ensure that all students develop the information literacy skills they need as part of their educational experience.

In addition, the findings from this study provide important input for the design, development, and implementation of information resources and services, particularly those aimed at reaching students with non-proficient information literacy skills.

This study began by documenting the information literacy skill levels of incoming community college students using the Information Literacy Test (ILT), developed at James Madison University, and comparing scores earned on the test to student self assessments of their skill.

It used in-depth interviews and focus groups to explore student views of what constitutes information literacy and information seeking success, what place information literacy has in their lives, and what kinds of assistance and training they see as useful.

The collection of this data informed the development of criteria for developing information literacy interventions and the development and testing of an intervention that responds to these criteria.

AIL Workshop Materials are now available for download. Click the menu link on the left hand side of this page or here to access the documents.

All AIL workshop materials are freely available for educational use if proper attributions are made to the researchers (Melissa Gross and Don Latham) and to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for their support in developing these materials. Commercial use of these materials is not permitted.

If you use these materials the researchers would be happy to receive any comments or questions you have about their development and/or use. Please contact Melissa Gross.

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Project funded by The Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.