We want to engage the entire college community in revising the mission of the college so
that it includes information competency. Without a "buy-in" by a majority
of faculty, librarians, students, and administrators, IC cannot become a reality.
The acquisition of IC should become an integral part of learning in all subjects across
the curriculum. Since the need for information varies among disciplines, there will
be a difference in the way IC is taught from subject to subject. However, if the
integration of IC in the curriculum is widely adhered to, then the faculty will use all
opportunities to build into their courses the teaching of information skills and will
devise assignments that require students to locate, retrieve, analyze and manage
information.
We need to strengthen the partnership between faculty and librarians. We must
agree on specific responsibilities for librarians, including teaching within the library
as well as classroom teaching (or team-teaching) if needed.
We must provide opportunities for staff development. Faculty need to acquire all
the information seeking skills of an information competent individual. We must
develop an awareness of which competencies should be introduced in specific disciplines.
We must devise strategies (projects, assignments, and exercises) for teaching
information skills in each subject. These efforts should be coordinated by the
Curriculum Committee. Ideally, syllabi for the majority of courses should include
assignments that promote active learning in general and IC in particular.
We should develop new ways of evaluating students' information competency.
We need to develop a list of information skills that will help to develop information
competent students.
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