'Old' Information Literacy Team (ILT)

Name: Information Literacy Team (ILT)

Team's reflector: infolit-team[at]umd.edu

Status: Program Team

Meeting cycle: Once a month (decided at 02/02/2004 meeting)

Date established & ended: June 2001-October 2006

PAST MEMBERS

Paula Greenwell Joan Stahl Eric Lindquist Kari Schmidt Trudi Bellardo Hahn Peggy Antonisse Barbara Nail-Chiwetalu Gretchen Hanson Paula Hayes Ann Hudak Stephen Spohn, Jr. Karen Fishman Beth Alvarez Patti Longenbach

McKeldin Library Periodicals, July 2006 Art & Architecture, July 2006 Humanities Team, Spring 2005 Information Technology Division, Spring 2005 User Education Services, October 2005 User Education Services, June 2005 Life Sciences/Chemistry Team, June 2005 Information Technology Division, April 2005 Social Sciences & Allied Professions, February 2005 Marylandia & Rare Books, September 2004 Government Documents & Maps, August 2002 Special Collections (Lit. Man), April 2002 Government Documents & Maps, February 2002 Special Collections (LAB), October 2001

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MISSION

To advance the information literacy of UM students and faculty, by contributing to the Libraries' mission of instructing and educating in the use of information resources required for meeting the education, research and service mission of the University.

WORK OF THE TEAM

• Stay abreast of developments and trends in information literacy and library instruction.

• Develop a framework of the library instruction program as it cuts across all disciplines and special areas.

• Review problems and issues, develop solutions, and recommend policies relating to the Libraries' instructional programs.

• Support library instruction provided to the University's general and core courses such as Freshman English, Professional Writing, Freshmen Orientation, Honors, and UNIV World Courses. "Support" may mean a variety of approaches to addressing the instructional needs of these programs; it does not imply necessarily teaching the classes. Teaching of general and core classes will continue to be a shared responsibility of many library staff.

• Explore alternative delivery mechanisms for local and long-distance instruction, and participate in development of them.

• Provide oversight and recommend standards for creating and updating instructional materials, in print and on the Web. (n.b., "instructional materials" are defined as handouts and Web pages that support a specific university course or instructional activity; guides to information resources in topical areas and general guides to the libraries are not classified as instructional materials under the purview of the Information Literacy Team--see reference below to Guides Group).

• Plan and support staff development that builds skills in instruction and improves quality of teaching and learning.

• Assess and evaluate instruction, analyze evaluation data, and make data-based recommendations for change.

• Communicate user education issues to appropriate library staff.

• Facilitate instructional visits by outside groups, and special events related to orientation and instruction.

Note: Some projects will involve library staff recruited from outside the Team. Many UM Libraries classes and instructional materials will be created and delivered by librarians who are not members of the Team. Team members will participate in these activities as appropriate, but their main role is to set policies and standards, coordinate activities, and support the work of other library staff engaged in instruction.

As much of the work of the Team is similar in scope to that of the Committee on Library User Education (CLUE), CLUE will cease to exist once the Team is formed. However, the Guides Group, which is responsible for the oversight and quality control for creation and maintenance of all guides to information resources (subject-specific and general), will continue to function.

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WORK PLANS

Work Plans

ILT Work Plan, 2005 (Udated: Dec 6, 2004)
ILT Work Plan, 2004 (Updated: Oct 18, 2004)
ILT Work Plan, 2003 (Updated: Dec 1, 2003)
ILT Work Plan, 2002 (Updated: Jul 24, 2002) | 2002 ILT Annual Report
Jul 2001-Mar 2002 ILT Accomplishments

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MEETING FACILITATOR / NOTE TAKER

January - December 2006:

Meetings are from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in MCK 7113 unless otherwise noted.

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MEETING MINUTES

2004	2005	2006
Jan 5 Feb 2 March 1 April 12 May 3 June 7 July 12 August 2 Sep 13 Oct 4 Nov 1 Dec 6	Jan 10 Feb 7 March 7 June 6 August 1 Nov 7 Dec 5	Feb 6
2001	2002	2003
June 25 1st mtg July 9 July 16 August 6 Sep 4 Sep 18 Oct 2 Oct 30 Nov 13 Nov 27 Dec 11	Jan 7 Feb 4 Feb 18 March 4 March 19 April 1 April 15 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 Sep 16 Oct 7 Oct 21 Nov 18 Dec 2 Dec 16	March 3 March 17 April 7 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 7 August 18 Sep 15 Nov 3 Nov 17 Dec 1 Dec 15

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UES & ILT SPONSORED EVENTS (TEAs, WORKSHOPS, ORIENTATIONS, etc.)

January-December 2005
• Presentation Skills Workshop, May 11, 2005

January-December 2004
• SAILS Assessment Final Report
  
• Movement & Student-Teacher Interaction II - For Lib. Instructors, Apr 7, 2004
  
• 6th Tea & Information Literacy, April 6, 2004
  
• Laban Workshop for Librarians (Body, Effort, Shape, and Space), January 20, 2004

January-December 2003
• First Look Fair (September 24, 25, 2003)
• International Coffee Hour (September 17, 2003)
• ARL's SAILS Assessment Project (for 75-min Beyond the Basics classes, Fall 2003)
• 5th Tea & Information Literacy: Survey Results & Freshman/Professional Writing (August 26, 2003)
• What is Information Literacy? by Dan Ream (January 27, 2003)
• Thank you for teaching! Spring 2003 Instructors

January-December 2002
• Librarian's-Eye View of Course Assignments: Insights for Improvement (October 30, 2002), by Trudi Bellardo Hahn
• 4th Tea and Information Literacy with Elizabeth Dupuis & Patricia Iannuzzi (November 13, 2002)
• International Coffee Hour (Fall 2002) (October 30, 2002)
• 3rd Tea and Information Literacy (July 31, 2002)
• 2nd Tea and Information Literacy (June 26, 2002)
• 1st Tea and Information Literacy with Jo Paoletti (May 8, 2002)
• Workshop on Classroom Climate & Diversity (April 3, 2002)
• Instruction Workshop (January 22, 2002)

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PUBLICATIONS

January-December 2003
• Lions and Tigers and Books, Oh My! Library Safari Fall 2003, by Jenny Hatleberg, Library Matters, 10/10/03
• Freshman & Professional Writing Program Coordinators Come For Tea, by Peggy Antonisse, Library Matters, 10/10/03
• Undergraduate Research Day a Success in McKeldin Library, by Diane Harvey, Library Matters, 05/09/03
• Librarians Offer Several Programs for Latinos, by Pat Herrion, Library Matters, 05/09/03
• SFX--A Statistical Success, by Gretchen Hanson, Library Matters, 05/09/03

January-December 2002
• National Leaders in Information Literacy Come for Tea, by Peggy Antonisse, Library Matters, 12/20/02.
• Tea and literacy, anyone? (Peggy Antonisse, Library Matters 07/07/02)
• 1st Tea & Information Literacy: May 8, 2002 (Library Matters)
• Librarians Connect With Campus Teaching Excellence: Fellowship & Grant (Library Matters)
• Share Love of Books with Children at Read Across America by Trudi Hahn (Library Matters)
• Workshop Focuses on Teaching Skills by Paula Hayes (Library Matters)
• TILT - Freshmen Test New Online Info. Lit. Tutorial by Peggy Antonisse (Library Matters)
• See also Articles (Library Matters)

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REFERENCED HANDOUTS & WEB SITES

January-December 2004
• SAILS REPORT (Outcomes of Fall 2003 Assessment)

January-December 2003
• Library Safari Student Feedback Fall 2003
• Library Lab (BSCI 125) Student Feedback Fall 2003
• The Ubiquitous Library
• UES Fall 2003 Statistics
• Survey: Assessment of Best Practices for Library Instruction (April 2003)
  
• Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research
  

January-December 2002
• Pre-Instruction Survey (June 2002)
• LOEX 2002 - Comparing Two Approaches to Developing Interactive Tutorials
• Best Practices for Library Instruction
• Wilson Select Database: Renew/Not Renew (April 15, 2002)
• TILT: PreTEST | PostTEST
• PW Faculty Survey Spring 2002(Before Students Come to the Library for Beyond the Basics)
• America Reads * America Counts (Feb 2002)
• 1-Minute Paper: Participant Feedback from Selden/Greenberg Workshops (Jan. 22, 2002)
• Resource Dir. of Counseling Center/Retention Study Grp & UM Libraries (Feb 2002)
• Spring 2002 Program of Library Instruction Classes (Jan 2002)
• Best Practices in Information Literacy Invitational Conference: June 11-13, 2002

January-December 2001
• Library Instruction Statistics Form | Pinksheet (Hard Copy)
• TILT Feedback (Summer 2001)
• Best Practices Proposal - November 16, 2001
• Ground Rules Questionnaire | Ground Rules for ILT meetings
• Needs Assessment Survey (September 2001)
• Proposal for MCK 6107 and Special Events Room (MCK 6137)
• Results - Needs Assessment Survey (September 2001)

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