Information Literacy in the Wild

Edited by Kristin Fontichiaro. Foreword by Jeffrey MacKie-Mason. A collection of essays on the topic of information and digital literacy from multiple perspectives.
~~~~~~~~~~~
TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason

INTRODUCTION
The View From the Front of the Room

Kristin Fontichiaro

PART I: INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE WILD
Database-a-phobia
Kyle Tecmire

Primary Sources and the Inquiry Process in the Museum
Laura Gibbons

Guidance in the Information Jungle
Joanna Price

Iterative Instruction
Katy Mahraj

PART II: INFORMATION LITERACY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Early Literacy and Reading Readiness in Public Libraries
Kathryn McMahon

How to Tame a Bird Unit
Caroline Mossing

Walking the Walk

Kristel Wieneke

PART III: INFORMATION LITERACY IN K-12 CLASSROOMS
"It has to be true. It was just cut-and-pasted!" Information Seeking and Evaluation in the AIC Simulation

Mariah Cherem

The Importance of Information Literacy in a Middle School Setting
Elizabeth A. Mines

"It's Just German": How We Can Change Attitudes About Information Literacy in a
World Language Context

Caroline Nagle

The Dreaded Bird Unit

Joshua Skodack

Confessions of a Pre-Service Social Studies Teacher: The Dichotomy Between Research Process and Content

Curtis Lee

PART IV: INFORMATION LITERACY IN K-12 SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Hook
John Cole

From Black and White to Gray: Addressing Information Literacy Skills in Web Evaluation

Kara Fridley

Assessing the Need for Assessment
Emily Johnson

PART V: INFORMATION LITERACY IN COLLEGE CLASSROOMS
Lessons in Visual Literacy
Brianne Rhoades and Mary Braun

Synthesize This!
JJ Pointe

Looking at the Information Needs of Pre-Service Teachers
Ander Erickson

PART VI: INFORMATION LITERACY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

The Importance of Academic Library K-12 Outreach
Natalie Molder

Creating Successful Collaboration between K-12 Educators and Academic Libraries

Mallory Colvin

Journey or Destination? Process vs. Product in Undergraduate Information Literacy
Kimberly Miller

The Known Unknown: How a Map Can Lead the Way for New Researchers and New Librarians Alike

Kelly Davenport

SCVNGR for Information Literacy Instruction
Meggan Frost and Jill Morningstar

Pull It Apart: Discovering Information Literacy with Technology
Peter Timmons

What's the Keystroke Command for Information Literacy? Getting from Tech Skills to Thinking Skills

Andrea Neuhoff

Becoming a Literate Information Literacy Instructor

Alissa Talley-Pixley

When Technology Fails
Sarah LeMire

ABOUT THE CLASS