Is Information Literacy Really Complicated???

Dr. Alison Head, Project Information Literacy

Dr. Alison Head, co-director of Project Information Literacy,  recently participated on a panel sponsored by the Harvard Libraries Strategic Conversation series at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.  The theme of this conversation focused on “Mi(n)ding the Gaps about research, teaching, and learning and today’s Harvard college student”.    Dr. Head shared the latest research findings from Project Information Literacy’s on-going national study about college students and their information literacy and research challenges.

The findings of the PIL study do raise serious questions on the ability of  today’s college students to assess, manage, and use effectively information and social media resources not only within the classroom, but also in the workplace.

Read the latest findings,  and let Dr. Head (ajhead1@uw.edu) know what you think…

For more information on this particular Harvard Libraries Strategic Conversation, please visit http://osc.hul.harvard.edu/yopc/content/mining-gaps-library-conversation-about-research-teaching-learning-and-todays-harvard-student

“It’s Complicated: What College Students Say About Research & Writing Assignments.”