Spanish information literacy model for schools

An article (in Spanish) outlines a three stage model for information literacy in formal education. The abstract reads: "A three-phased model is proposed for addressing information competence in the context of compulsory education. The 3 basic phases are information searching, management and communication. A study of the current standard curriculum identified the objectives and content corresponding to the three phases, with the aim of assisting centres in establishing programs for each educational stage. The goal is to help improve the design of research projects that are carried out in the classroom as well as to develop information literacy using the school library. The text points to areas in which the school library can play an important role in supporting the curriculum for skills development."
Anna Blasco Olivares and Glòria Durban Roca (2012) "La competencia informacional en la enseñanza obligatoria a partir de la articulación de un modelo específico." Revista Española de Documentación Científica, 100-135 doi: 10.3989/redc.2012.mono.979 http://redc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/redc/article/view/746/827 and the 2nd author blogs about it Spanish here
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Alfabetización digital y competencias informacionales: substantial Spanish publication on Info and digital literacies

The Fundación Telefónica, Spain, has published (free online) a substantial item:
Area Moreira, M., Gutiérrez Martín, A. and Vidal Fernández, F. (2012) Alfabetización digital y competencias informacionales. [Digital and Information Literacy] Madrid: Fundación Telefónica. ISBN: 978-84-08-00823-1
My Spanish is poor, but I can report that there are three chapters: one on the importance of (in particular) digital literacies in society today, one on education of the faculty in multiple literacies (including how teachers need to use technology in teaching) and one on informed homes and families, looking at digital and information literacies as regards members of the family, school etc. There is an introduction which identifies that there are new definitions of literacy and illiteracy, which are no longer just to do with reading and writing, and introduces the main topics of the book. I think there is rather more emphasis on digital literacy than information literacy, but still this seems a very useful work. One of the authors has blogged about the book here (in Spanish)http://ordenadoresenelaula.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/libro-alfabetizacion-digital-y.htmlThis is the book in pdf format https://ddv.ull.es/users/manarea/public/libro_%20Alfabetizacion_digital.pdf
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Informe APEI sobre alfabetización informacional

Earlier in the year the Asociación Profesional de Especialistas en Información published a free 100 page book about information literacy, concepts and models, competencies needed by librarians etc. It is in Spanish.
Calderón Rehecho, Andoni . (2010) Informe APEI sobre alfabetización informacional. Asociación Profesional de Especialistas en Información. http://eprints.rclis.org/19154/
"The purpose of this report is to analyze the concepts related to information literacy (IL), introducing its main norms and standards, discuss issues on the evaluation and marketing of information and provide resources to have all the necessary information to know what the Information Literacy and how it can be implemented in libraries."
"El objetivo de este informe es analizar los conceptos relacionados con la alfabetización informacional (ALFIN), exponer sus principales normas y modelos, analizar cuestiones sobre evaluación y marketing de información, así como ofrecer recursos para disponer de toda la información necesaria para conocer en qué consiste la ALFIN y cómo se puede poner en práctica en bibliotecas."
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Hispanic Information Literacy

Alejandro Uribe Tirado has created a very useful site using Google Maps: Alfabetización Informacional - ALFIN Iberoamérica / Bibliotecas y Proyectos. This enables you to click on the name of a Hispanic university at the side: then it pops up showing uou where it is, and with links to their documents or projects on information literacy. http://bit.ly/9hu80u
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Spanish articles on IL in Higher Education

For Spanish speakers, there is a whole issue devoted to information and digital literacy in Higher Education; Volume 7 number 2 (2010) of Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (spotted on the ALFIN blog)
Manuel Area Moreira: ¿Por qué formar en competencias informacionales y digitales en la educación superior? (why educate for information and digital literacy in higher education)
Juan de Pablos Pons: Universidad y sociedad del conocimiento. Las competencias informacionales y digitales (University and the information society: information and digital literacy)
Cristóbal Pasadas Ureña: Multialfabetización y redes sociales en la universidad (multilteracies and social web in universities)
Miguel Ángel Marzal García-Quismondo: La evaluación de los programas de alfabetización en información en la educación superior: estrategias e instrumentos (evaluating information literacy programmes: stategies and tools)
José Antonio Gómez Hernández: Las bibliotecas universitarias y el desarrollo de las competencias informacionales en los profesores y los estudiantes (academic libraries and the development of information literacy in academics and students)
Carmen Julia Hernández Hernández: Un plan de formación en competencias de información a través de aulas virtuales: análisis de una experiencia con alumnado universitario. (analysis of experience of educational planning for information literacy in virtual classrooms)
http://rusc.uoc.edu/ojs//index.php/rusc/
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IFLA papers online relevant to information literacy

The World Library and Information Conference (or IFLA conference) takes place 10-15 August, and most of the papers are already online. These are full text papers, some of them available in more than one language. I will spread the links over a few posts. I have picked out ones particularly relevant to information literacy and information behaviour.
- Huy Nghiem (College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam) Delivering information literacy programmes in the context of network society and cross-cultural perspectives
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-nghiem-en.pdf
- Christopher Coward (University of Washington Information School) and Karen Fisher Measuring Indirect Access: Indicators of the Impacts of Lay Information Mediary Behavior
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/72-coward-en.pdf
- Sheila Corrall (University of Sheffield) Developing inclusive models of reference and instruction to create information literate communities
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-corrall-en.pdf
- Vicki McDonald (Library Services, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia) Get the edge, get ahead: Queensland University of Technology Library's approach to learning support
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-mcdonald-en.pdf
- Kaijsa Calkins and Cassandra Kvenild (University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA) Embedding in the 21st Century Academy: crossing curriculum and geography
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-calkins-en.pdf
- Raul Aguilera et al (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Training undergraduate students to search and use statistical information: a cooperation between professors and librarians
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/86-aguilera-en.pdf
- Harrison Dekker (UC Berkeley Libraries, Berkeley, California, USA) Using web-based software to promote data literacy in a large enrollment undergraduate course
http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/86-dekker-en.pdf
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ACRL standards & IL indicators in Spanish

Via the Spanish ALFIN blog I was alerted to the Spanish translation of the ACRL Standards for Information Literacy, "Normas sobre las competencias de los coordinadores y bibliotecarios encargados de la formación de usuarios", which are here: http://hdl.handle.net/10421/3321 and a Spanish translation of Towards information literacy indicators (by Catz and Lau) "Hacia unos indicadores de Alfabetización Informacional : Marco conceptual" here: http://hdl.handle.net/10421/3141
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Some recent articles

Zuccala, A. (2010). "Open access and civic scientific information literacy." Information Research, 15 (1) paper 426. Open access at http://InformationR.net/ir/15-1/paper426.html

Bewick, L. and Corrall, S. (2010) "Developing librarians as teachers: a study of their pedagogical knowledge", Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 42 (2), 97-110. (not free) "A questionnaire was used to collect mainly quantitative data about the teaching roles, pedagogical knowledge and professional development of subject librarians in 82 UK higher education institutions. Two expert interviews and a literature review informed the design and contextualized the findings. The survey showed postholders were engaged in a variety of teaching-related activities, regarded as central to their work. Contrary to assumptions, most felt confident about teaching and thought their knowledge sufficient, giving examples of pedagogical theory gained via courses informing their teaching practice. Although on-the-job development was common, the majority had undertaken a short course and/or extended programme. Respondents favoured incorporating a teaching module into initial professional education and providing tailored programmes for librarians with substantial teaching roles"

International Information & Library Review, Volume 42, Issue 2, 2010, focuses on "International Perspectives on Information Literacy and e-skills". (not free, abstracts at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10572317 )
Introduction; Forest Woody Horton (like a previous special issue, these articles draw on the UNESCO Training the Trainer sessions)
Developing theory-based, practical information literacy training for adults; Caroline Stern, Trishanjit Kaur
Information literacy in South-East Europe: Formulating strategic initiatives, making reforms and introducing best practices; Sonja Špiranec, Zdravka Pejova
Information literacy for the information literate: A model and case study from the Wuhan UNESCO training the trainers in information literacy program; Ruth A. Pagell, Rajen Munoo
Guiding principles for the preparation of a national information literacy program; Gloria Ponjuan
Measuring the outcomes of information literacy: Perception vs evidence-based data; Szarina Abdullah
Financial literacy and education: An environmental scan; Molly A. Wolfe-Hayes
Middle East information literacy awareness and indigenous Arabic content challenges; Engy I. Fahmy, Nermine M. Rifaat
Helping students become literate in a digital, networking-based society: A literature review and discussion; Nieves González Fernandez-Villavicencio
Social networking and Web 2.0 in information literacy; Amanda Click, Joan Petit

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