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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 443 439 IR 057 879 AUTHOR Booker, Di, Ed. TITLE Concept, Challenge, Conundrum: From LibrarySkills to Information Literacy. Proceedings of the National Information Literacy Conference Conducted by theUniversity of South Australia Library and the AustralianLibrary and Information Association Information Literacy Special Interest Group (4th, Adelaide, Australia,December 3-5, 1999). INSTITUTION University of South Australia, Underdale. ISBN ISBN-0-86803-668-4 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 231p.; Single or multiple reproduction,without permission, of up to 20% of these proceedings for noncommercial purposes is encouraged, subject to acknowledgment. AVAILABLE FROM Library Publications, University of South Australia, Holbrooks Road, Underdale, SA 5032 ($45 plus 10% GST, including postage within Australia). Tel: 08-8302-6260. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Libraries; Conferences; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education;*Information Literacy; Information Technology; Librarians;Professional Development; School Libraries; Workshops IDENTIFIERS Australia ABSTRACT These proceedings from the fourth National Information Literacy Conference (Decemeber 1999) include the keynoteaddresses and the papers presented in workshop sessionsthroughout the conference. Acknowledgements by Irene Doskatsch, conference convener,that precedes the introductory piece by Alan Bundy, "Journey Without End..."is followed by these papers: "Information Literacy and the Foundationsfor Lifelong Learning" (Denis Ralph); Keynote Address: "What AllLibrarians Can Learn from Teacher Librarians: Information Literacy a Key Connectorfor Libraries" (Ken Haycock); Keynote Address: Information Literacy: Concept,Conundrum, and Challenge (Ross Todd); "Teaching Information LiteracySkills to Indigenous Adults" (Joanne Anderson); "The Role of the Library in anIntegrated Computer and Information Literacy Program at SwinburneUniversity of Technology" (Julie Badger); "Why Won't They Use Our Library? Implicationsof a Pilot Study Investigating the Information Seeking Preferences ofSecondary School Teachers" (Julia Bale); "Second Thoughts about InformationLiteracy" (Susan Boyce); "Integrating Information Literacy into the HealthSciences Curriculum: Longitudinal Study of an Information Literacy Programat the University of Wollongong" (Chris Brewer); "Information andInformation Technology Use in Undergraduate Legal Education" (NatalieCuffe and Christine Bruce); "Information Literacy Lessons from EdNA Online"(Jillian Dellit); "Putting It Online: Information Research Skills forPostgraduates" (Anne Douglas and Lynn Murdoch); "Changing the Mindset: CreatingInformation Literate Engineers" (Anne Draper and Leith Woodall); "InternetSources for Lifelong Learning: A Model for Incorporating a Web Componentinto a Course" (Carole Duff ill); "The Dream Student...A Case Study of anInformation Literacy Model for Higher Education" (Robin Graham and JustineLester); "Too Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Easy--"Web-ezy": an Interactive Library Skills Package" (GarryHall); "Subject Specialist or Information Expert?" (Liz Hartmannand Kerry Matheson); "Improving Information Skills Programs Using ActionResearch" (Claire Hill); "An Australian Information LiteracyInstitute Proposal" (Diana Kingston); "Cooperation and Information Skills Resources"(Diana Kingston); "Striking the Right Balance: Information Literacy andPartnerships between Librarian, Lecturer, and Student" (Maureen Nimon);"Getting Information Literacy into the Curriculum: The Ongoing Dilemma,and How To Be Involved When You Are on the Edge" (Graeme Oke and JennyCameron); "Information Literacy and Health Science: Developing a Comprehensiveand Sustainable Model" (Debbie Orr, Margie Wallin, Leone Hinton);"Profiling an Information Literature Law Firm" (Carmel O'Sullivan); "From Trainers toEducators: Librarians and the Challenge of Change" (Judith Peacock);"Integration of Information Skills into the School Curriculum at TrinityLutheran College" (Sharon Rushton); "Information Literacy CompetencyStandards Workshop" (Patricia Iannuzzi); and Panel Session: "What Is theChallenge?" (Ross Todd, Ken Haycock, Carmel O'Sullivan, Linda Langford,Alan Bundy). Contributor profiles, contact information for conference delegates,and the conference program are also included.(AEF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. CONCEPT, CHALLENGE, CONUNDRUM: FROM LIBRARY SKILLS TO INFORMATION LITERACY Proceedings of the fourth national information literacy conference conducted by the University of South Australia Library and the Australian Library and Information Association Information Literacy Special Interest Group 3-5 December 1999 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) t This document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization A. Bundy originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ment do not necessarily represent official NIE position or policy. 'Information literacy is critical to student success. The guideposts for successful implementation of effective information literacy programs in tertiary institutions are clear.Their attainment, however,will require considerable time, leadership and resources reflecting a partnership of librarians, faculty and administrators' Professor Ken Haycock, University of British Columbia BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 CONCEPT, CHALLENGE, CONUNDRUM: FROM LIBRARY SKILLS TO INFORMATION LITERACY Proceedings of the fourth national information literacy conference conducted by the University of South Australia Library and the Australian Library and InformationAssociation Information Literacy Special Interest Group 35 December 1999 Convener Irene Doskatsch Editor Di Booker Adelaide University of South Australia Library 2000 © University of South Australia Library and authors Single or multiple reproduction, without permission, of up to 20% of these proceedingsfor noncommercial purposes is encouraged subject to acknowledgement Copies of this publication may be obtained from Library Publications, University ofSouth Australia Holbrooks Road Underdale SA 5032 Tel (08) 8302 6260 Fax (08) 8302 6756 Price$45 plus 10% GST, including postage within Australia. Bankcard/MastercardNisa accepted. A limited number of copies are still available of the proceedings of the previousinformation literacy conferences Information literacy: the Australian agenda (1992) $30 plus 10% GST, including postage Learning for life: information literacy and the autonomous learner (1995) $30 plus 10% GST,including postage Information literacy: the professional issue (1997) $40 plus 10% GST, including postage National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data Concept, challenge, conundrum: from library skills to information literacy, proceedings of the fourth national information literacy conference conducted by the University of South Australia Library and the Australian Library and Information Association Information Literacy Special Interest Group, 3, 4 and 5 December 1999. ISBN 0 86803 668 4 1. Information services - Australia User education - Congresses. 2. Information services Usereducation - Congresses. 3. Libraries and education - Australia - Congresses. 4. Adult learning - Australia - Congresses.I. Booker, Diane, 1943-. II. University of South Australia. Library. 028.70994 4 CONTENTS Preface 1 Di Booker Journey without end... 4 Alan Bundy Information literacy and the foundations for lifelong learning 6 Denis Ralph Keynote address: What all librarians can learn from teacher librarians: information literacy a key 15 connector for libraries Ken Haycock Keynote address 25 Ross Todd Teaching information literacy skills to indigenous adults 35 Joanne Anderson The role of the library in an integrated computer and information literacy program at Swinburne 40 University of Technology Julie Badger Why won't they use our library? Implications of a pilot study investigating the information 48 seeking preferences of secondary school teachers Julia Bale Second thoughts about information literacy 57 Susan Boyce Integrating information literacy into the health sciences curriculum: longitudinal study of an 66 information literacy program at the University of Wollongong Chris Brewer Information and information technology use in undergraduate legal education 76 Natalie Cuffe and Christine Bruce Information literacy lessons from EdNA Online 89 Jillian Del lit Putting it online: information research skills for postgraduates 99 Anne Douglas and Lynn Murdoch Changing the mindset: creating information literate engineers 106 Anne Draper and Leith Woodall Internet sources for lifelong learning: a model for incorporating a web component into a course 116 Carole Duffill The dream student... a case studyof an information literacy model for higher education 122 Robin Graham and Justine Lester Too easyWeb-ezy: an interactive library skills package 128 Garry Hall Subject specialist or information expert? 134 Liz Hartmann and Kerry Matheson Improving information skills programs using action research 139 Claire Hill An Australian Information Literacy Institute proposal 147 Diana Kingston Cooperation