LILAC 2014 Poster

1. Information Literacy
Prose
Literacy 55%
Document
Literacy 40%
Quantitative
Literacy 55%
Language
Literacy 59%
Ethical and legal aspects of
information usage
ICT Literacy 72%
IVIG: let’s talk information literacy in the Czech Republic
Ilona Trtíková1, Lenka Bělohoubková2
1 Czech Technical University in Prague, Central Library; ilona.trtikova@uk.cvut.cz
2University of Economics, Prague, Centre of Information and Library Services, belohoub@vse.cz
The Information Education and Information Literacy Working Group (IVIG; www.ivig.cz/en) was established in 2000 and three years later became a part of the
Association of Libraries of Czech Universities (ALCU; www.akvs.cz/en). IVIG’s members are academic librarians, as well as LIS schools faculty, LIS doctoral students
and librarians from the special libraries.
Model of information literacy created by Working group IVIG based on the IALS/SIALS model
IL level in % - result of the student IL survey
Pilot survey project on the information literacy level of university students
LILAC 2014, 23 – 25 April, Sheffield, UK
MAIN GOAL:
• To find IL level of university students
• To discover gaps, conditions, and
opportunity for changes
PARTIAL GOALS:
• To create and test a tool to measure IL of
university students
• To prove methods of survey and
comprehensible questionnaire
• To compare level of IL components
• To verify factors influencing the IL level
• Confirming methods for national survey
STARTING POINTS/THEORETICAL
BACKGROUND:
• Model of IL
• Standards of information literate student
HYPOTHESES:
• Components of IL will reach different
levels
• IL courses attendance influences IL level
• Students’ interest influences IL level
• Students obliged to use scholarly
information will achieve better level of IL
DOCUMENTS:
Characteristics of faculty, requirements on the
students, IL of teachers, textbooks availability,
electronic resources availability, IL support, IL
courses
RESPONDENTS:
• Random sample
RESULTS:
• Hypotheses have been confirmed
FINDINGS:
The level of information literacy is influenced
by:
• Length of studies
• Attendance of information literacy courses
• Frequency of library use
• Level of ICT skills
• Subjective perception of the IL importance
Language literacy is related to document
literacy and prose literacy.
The field of study influences numerical literacy.
WHAT DOES NOT CORRELATE:
• Efficiency and effectiveness vs. a preference
for consulting colleagues
• Efficiency and effectiveness vs. asking
librarians
• Subjective evaluation of the importance of
information literacy vs. ICT literacy,
numerical literacy or language literacy
RESULTS
Definitions of group of respondents according
to their level of motivation and the demands
of teachers:
Students x Survey results
Preferences in order: Effectiveness in order:
Colleagues Courses
Courses
Questions asked to
librarians
High school Library materials
Questions asked to
Librarians
Publications
Library materials Colleagues
NEAR FUTURE of SURVEY
2014 – preparation of new nationwide version, based on
methods and results
2015 – launching survey + evaluation INTERESTED? CONTACT US!
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30,0%
40,0%
50,0%
60,0%
70,0%
80,0%
2006 2008 2010 2012
Library activities in IL
libriarians participation in university compulsory and optional courses
compulsory and optional courses guaranteed by library
library e-learning compulsory and optional courses
IVIG main goal: students´development
0,0%
10,0%
20,0%
30,0%
40,0%
50,0%
60,0%
70,0%
80,0%
90,0%
100,0%
2006 2008 2010 2012
Librarians - self learning activities
conferences, workshops journals acquisition of IL books electronic discussion groups
IVIG main goal: support of teaching librarians/ IL specialits
Results of biannual survey focusing on IL educational activities implemented and organized by academic libraries in the Czech Republic
GROUP A
Low motivation to
use library services
Low use of
scholarly
information
6% of respondents
GROUP C
High motivation to
use library services
Low use of
scholarly
information
35% of respondents
GROUP B
High motivation to
use library services
High use of
scholarly
information
55% of respondents
GROUP D
Low motivation to
use library services
High use of
scholarly
information
4% of respondents
40%
IL Index
46%
IL Index
58%
IL Index
51%
IL Index
We are looking for partners for:
DISCUSSION
CONSULTATION
COLLABORATION
PARTICIPATION