Information literacy at SUNY Oswego
According to the SUNY General Education Framework, all SUNY graduates should meet the following information literacy learning outcomes:
Students will
- locate information effectively using tools appropriate to their need and discipline;
- evaluate information from a variety of sources with an awareness of authority, validity, bias, and origin; and
- demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination, whether from traditional sources or emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
In addition, many subject disciplines have their own information literacy standards, though they sometimes go by related names such as media literacy.
At the university level, SUNY Oswego has decided to infuse information literacy throughout the curriculum (SUNY Oswego General Education page). This means that it's the responsibility of every instructor and faculty member to make sure that students are mastering these skills.
Librarians would love to help you with this work!
Information literacy and libraries
Librarians worldwide recognize information literacy as being at the heart of our work, and have created frameworks and standards to use in education.
At the United States level, the Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education is a foundational document that undergirds nearly everything Penfield librarians teach.
We would love to teach a class session for your course, or help you think through effective assignments and assessments for information literacy in your own teaching.