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Achieving
Information Literacy
Proposal
to the University for an Information Literacy Program (July
2000)
2.5. Delivery of Information Literacy Program (ILP)
It
is proposed that the ILP be centrally managed, but as far as
possible delivered in a devolved manner. It is important to
recognise that people learn in different ways and have constraints
on their time, and provide a mix of learning opportunities which
recognises these differences. Therefore the program will include:
travelling trainers who visit Schools, Faculties, Centres and
Divisions for small group and one-on-one training, information
literacy elements incorporated into the undergraduate curricula,
on-line modules for IT and Information Literacy, and help services
available in Library buildings, through the web, telephone and
email.
The
Working Group is convinced that a centrally-located computer
learning learning facility, for small group training of staff
and postgraduate students, is necessary. This facility would
serve additional purposes besides IT and Information Literacy
training eg. ESP training, HR including OH&S training, and
specialised needs of other areas. The opportunity to link with
activities of the Scholarly Technology Services in providing
a 'drop in' centre for individual assistance for staff should
be explored. Integration of services should be considered with
other projected facilities on campus such as an identified Information
Commons facility so that maximum utilisation of staff and resources
in one physical location is achieved.
While
many of the planned initiatives address the needs of both staff
and students, the delivery and funding models for staff and
students are in many respects different. Therefore this proposal
identifies three elements of the program:
- infrastructure
and generic programs;
- program
for students;
- program
for staff.
In
the implementation of the ILP there will be recognition of particular
needs of sub-groups eg. coursework and research postgraduate
students, undergraduate students in a disciplinary context,
staff who have administrative or web publishing roles roles
and so on.
It
will be the task of the Information Literacy Program (ILP) to
determine, according to agreed principles, where generic services
or training are applicable and where they are not. In the latter
case the ILP will work with Schools, Faculties and other areas,
within agreed guidelines and available resources.
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