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		<title>NFIL Fact Sheet &#8211; May 30th Academic Support Professional Development Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, May 30, 2013, the National Forum on Information Literacy will be hosting an all-day invitational professional development workshop for New England-based high school and higher education academic support professionals at the Boston Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. The intent of the workshop is to introduce them to the philosophy and practice of information literacy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Generation K-12 Science Standards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve partnered to create the next generation K-12 science standards through a collaborative state-led effort.  The new framework is available at the National Research Council site icon listed below. To all educators including librarians, parents, students, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Literacy: A National Responsibility &#8211; Our Brothers&#8217; Keeper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article recently published (March, 2013)  in the College and Undergraduate Libraries Journal, Dr.  Lana W. Jackman, President of the National Forum on Information Literacy, interviewed a pioneer of the health literacy movement, Helen Osborne.  Ms. Osborne critically assesses the importance of health literacy practice and its challenges gaining traction in our nation&#8217;s political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Proposals &#8211; Indiana University Information Literacy Colloquium Friday, August 9, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2nd Annual Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium seeks engaging, innovative, and energizing proposals related to the conference theme: Shaping Student Success: The Role of Academic Libraries in High Impact Educational Practices.                           Friday, August 9, 2013 &#160; Now more than ever, student success is of paramount importance in higher education. The Association of American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio &#8211; All Hail the Buckeyes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio&#8217;s governor, John R. Kasich, issued a state proclamation, establishing October 2012 as &#8220;Information Literacy Month&#8221;.  The Ohio initiative was led by Beverly Cain, State Librarian of Ohio and her Working Together to Support Ohio’s Libraries Task Force, along with the assistance of Theresa M. Fredericka, Executive Director of INFOhio. Governor Kasich&#8217;s proclamation captures the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Carolina -The Palmetto State Stands Up for Information Literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; South Carolina&#8217;s governor, Nikki R. Haley, proclaimed October, 2012 as Information Literacy Month, recognizing its critical  importance to the educational achievement and professional development of all South Carolinians. The South Carolina information literacy proclamation initiative was led by Karen W. Brown, University of South Carolina; Fran Bullington, Boiling Springs High School; Curtis R. Rogers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership for 21St Century Skills has New Leadership!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Partnership for 21st Century Skills has new leadership.  NFIL Board member, Frank Gallagher, Executive Director of Cable in the Classroom, was elected Strategic Council and Executive Board Chair for  2012-2013. &#160; Congratulations, Frank!! &#160; &#160; For press release info, please visit http://p21.org/events-aamp-news/press-releases/1091-p21-new-leadership-slate-2013]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado, An Information Literacy Pioneer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado&#8217;s information literacy community has long been advocates for mainstreaming information literacy practice throughout the state&#8217;s educational system. Governor John W. Hickenlooper&#8217;s Literacy Proclamation does highlight the importance of traditional literacy as the foundation for the inclusion of 21st century skill building strategies and competencies within the teaching and learning spectrum. As an evolving 21st [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anchorage Mayor Proclaims a First</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayoral proclamations touting the critical importance of information literacy in urban, rural, and/or suburban settings are rare.  So when the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, Dan Sullivan, issues an information literacy proclamation, mayors and citizens across the country need to take notice! On the counsel of Deborah Mole, Professor of Library Science at the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Joins the Information Literacy Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes that an informed citizenry is vital to the functioning of our democratic society and to the strength of our economy&#8230;&#8221; Governor Robert F. McDonnell has issued a proclamation in observance of October as Information Literacy Awareness Month in the state of Virginia. Ms. Jan Hathcock of the Library of Virginia [...]]]></description>
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