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.
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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

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