Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Beyond Buzz Words And Skill Sets: The Role Of Critical Thinking In Information Literacy, Anne E. Shelley
Beyond Buzz Words And Skill Sets: The Role Of Critical Thinking In Information Literacy, Anne E. Shelley
Anne Shelley
The concept of information literacy should go far beyond users’ acquisition of banked skills. The competence to execute a keyword search in a specific database, navigate a library catalog, or memorize a certain call number does not indicate users are able to think on their own feet. Users who are truly information literate have the capacities to solve problems, think independently and are able to structure their own research processes once they leave the classroom. Effective, engaging instruction is the vehicle through which users can achieve these sought-after attributes; when they are interacting with information and confronted with options, such …
Social Movement To Public Policy: Digital History In The Idl, Nicole Saylor, Jen Wolfe, Mark F. Anderson, Wendy C. Robertson, Anne E. Shelley
Social Movement To Public Policy: Digital History In The Idl, Nicole Saylor, Jen Wolfe, Mark F. Anderson, Wendy C. Robertson, Anne E. Shelley
Anne Shelley
The Digital Library Services staff from the University of Iowa Libraries provided a content update of The Iowa Digital Library with special focus on Iowa images of social movements that have helped shape public policy.