Integrating Information Literacy - Discipline Specific Resources

Geology

Objectives

for teaching information literacy competencies

Syllabi

that incorporate information literacy

Assignments

useful for teaching information literacy

Bibliography

of useful publications and resource materials

Yocum, Patricia and Gretchen S. Almy. "Information Literacy in the Geosciences; Instructional Methods and Basic Competencies." Geological Society of America. Abstracts with Programs, 1999 annual meeting, 31;7: 197.

Examines how a geology library might provide student instruction and different ways to deliver this instruction. Provides set of competencies students should achieve by graduation.
Fjallbrant, N. "Information Literacy for Scientists and Engineers: Experiences of EDUCATE and DEDICATE." Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems, 34; 3:257-268, July 2000.

Describes the impact of information technology on information literacy.

Links

to useful websites

User Instruction Annotated Bibliography Shapiro Science Library - University of Michigan.
World Wide Web Teaching and Learning Resources
UI100 Geology Pathfinder - Kent University.
Geology Sources: A Selective List of Sources - Available at USC Spartanburg Library.
Physical Geology at Texas A&M University: Virtual Field Trips
Sci-Info SET (Science Engineering Team) Librarians' Favorite Web Sites
Geology Resources on the World Wide Web - Department of Geosciences University of Houston, Texas.

Projects

funded by the Five Colleges of Ohio Mellon grant

Tutorials

that teach information literacy competencies

College of Wooster: Timkin Science Library - Guide to Library Research in Geology.
University of Iowa: Science Information Literacy Initiative.
North Dakota State University: Emerging Trends in Geology Librarianship.

Last Modified:
Modified from work by Alberta Davis Comer,
Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, June 2001