INFOLIT Ibero-America (Latin-America, Spain & Portugal): New Blog & Web 2.0 Resources

Posted to various lists by Alejandro Uribe Tirado:

INFOLIT Ibero-America (Latin-America, Spain and Portugal):
New Blog and Web 2.0 Resources
.
You can visit us to:
http://alfiniberoamerica.blogspot.com
.
Moreover:
* NING: http://alfiniberoamerica.ning.com/
* LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2417424&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
* FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=159876198875
* P.FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alfabetizacion-Informacional-Iberoamerica/161416354073?ref=mf
* GRUPO GOOGLE: http://groups.google.com/group/alfin-iberoamerica
* TWITTER: http://twitter.com/alfinibero
* SECOND LIFE: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/191/194/26
(Courtesy by prof. Sheila Webber)

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Information Literacy
(Information Literacy Education)

INFOLIT is...
the teaching-learning process designed for an individual or group of persons,

under the professional leadership and guidance of an educational or library institution, using different teaching strategies and learning environments (classroom, mixed-blended learning or "virtual" / E-INFOLIT),

to be able to achieve the competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes)
in computing, communications and information that would enable and empower them,

after identifying and recognizing their information needs, and applying different formats, media and physical, electronic or digital resources,

to locate, select, retrieve, organize, evaluate, produce, share and disseminate in an efficient and effective way, as well as with a critical and ethical approach (Information Behavior) the information that best satisfies those needs, building upon their potentialities (cognitive, practical and emotional) and previous knowledge (multiple literacies: reading and writing, functional, visual, media, digital)

and to achieve an appropriate interaction with other individuals and groups (cultural practices-social inclusion), according to the different roles and contexts involved (educational levels, research, job-training),

for finally with all this process, to get and share new knowledge as well as the foundations for lifelong learning (to which every citizen has the right) in order to facilitate the decision-making for personal, organizational, community and social benefits in view of the everyday and long-term demands (opportunities and threats) in the current information society.

Uribe-Tirado, Alejandro (2009)
Translation with the support of: Cristobal Pasadas Ureña

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Thanks...

Alejandro Uribe Tirado
Candidato Doctorado Documentación Científica Universidad de Granada Docente / Investigador - Grupo Información, Conocimiento y Sociedad Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología Universidad de Antioquia Medellín-Colombia
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auribe@bibliotecologia.udea.edu.co
alejouribet@gmail.com
alfincolombia@gmail.com
alfiniberoamerica@gmail.com
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http://alfincolombia.blogspot.com
http://alfiniberoamerica.blogspot.com
http://tecnologiasdelainformacioneib.blogspot.com
http://eprints.rclis.org/view/people/Uribe-Tirado=3AAlejandro=3A=3A.html

Reminder to Register: STEM Information Literacy Program 12/4

Following is a reminder to sign up for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) information literacy program, in person at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), or for free, through Second Life. Please note that the program is co-sponsored by the Science and Engineering Libraries section of the California ACRL Chapter
http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/seals/, and by LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/10645.cfm

Esther Grassian
UCLA College Library
estherg@library.ucla.edu

Don't forget to register for the SEAL/LILi Winter Program, Getting to the Root of STEM Education, Friday, December 4, 2009, at California State University - Northridge (CSUN)! Registrations will be accepted through Friday, Nov.20 and the day of the program. Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Program:

* 9:30am Check in with continental breakfast
* 10:00am STEM education: why is it important to librarians? Mitchell Brown, Research Librarian for Chemistry and Earth System Sciences, UC Irvine
* 10:30am Local, State and National STEM Education Policy, Dr. James L. Gentilucci, School of Education, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
* 11:20am Break
* 11:30am Information Literacy for Science Educators, Karin Griffin, Education Librarian and Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian, CSU Long Beach
* 12:00pm Lunch
* 1:00pm Science Education in Action: Learn by Doing Lab, Dr. Ed Himelblau, Biological Sciences, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
* 1:30pm Scientist and Librarian STEM Education Collaborations, Melanie Sellar, Education Services and Reference Librarian. Marymount College

Cost: $20/SEAL Member, $30/Non-SEAL Member, $15/Student

Return the registration form with payment to by November 20th. You can also join us for free via Second Life (3D virtual world). The virtual registration form is at http://tinyurl.com/yg7nzov

Verify your real life registration and view a list of registrants at the SEALS website: http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/seals/registration09.html

Real life questions? Contact Jeanine Scaramozzino, Program Chair, at jscaramo@calpoly.edu

Second life questions? Contact Esther Grassian at estherg@library.ucla.edu

--
Mitchell C. Brown, MLIS
Research Librarian for Chemistry, Earth System Science and Russian Studies Unit Head, Science Reference Department University of California Irvine Libraries 230 Science Library P.O. Box 19557, Irvine, CA 92623-9557 ZOT Code 8200-40
Email: mcbrown@uci.edu
Phone: 949-824-9732 Fax: 949-824-2059

Information Literacy and Web 2.0 Technologies

ACRL Event: Information Literacy and Web 2.0 Technologies

When: Friday, November 13th, Noon - 1p.m. SLT (Pacific Time)
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/28

The ACRL (Association for College and Research Libraries) has defined
Information Literacy as “a set of abilities requiring individuals to
‘recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate,
evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.’” Has the
emergence of interactive Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook, blogs,
Flickr, or even Second Life complicated or enhanced the world of
Information Literacy? As the serving of information becomes more and
more immediate, how are we able to determine authenticity, accuracy,
or reliability?

Please join us as we host a panel discussing these and other important
issues regarding Information Literacy and Web 2.0, featuring our
panelists:

Sheila Yoshikawa (Sheila Webber in RL--Sheffield University, UK)
Buk Binder (Marsha Schnirring in RL--Occidental College, California)
Alice Burgess (Beth Kraemer in RL--University of Kentucky)
Robin Mochi (Robin Ashford in RL--George Fox University, Portland, Oregon)

Panel Moderated by: Alexandria Knight (Esther Grassian in RL)

Questions? E-mail Jerrold Shiroma (jbshirom@hawaii.edu) or Rebecca
Macomber (rmacombe@hawaii.edu) or IM Jerrold Wikifoo and/or Reba
Hammand in Second Life.

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Get a Second Life Account:
1.) Registering for a free SL account requires name and email. Go to
https://join.secondlife.com or use the convenient procedure set up for
academics through this Web site: http://virtualability.org/signup.aspx
(You may skip the Assistive Technology and Information Request pages)

2.) Think carefully about choosing your avatar name, it cannot be
changed; although you can create multiple avatars.

3.) You get your account and avatar immediately upon registering. You
can then download the free Second Life client software.

After downloading the SL client you can login for the first time. You
will land at the Orientation area on Virtual Ability Island.

4.) Teleport to ACRL on ALA Island by clicking, or pasting this link
into a Web browser. It opens a Web page with a Teleport button that
takes you directly to ACRL on ALA Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/28

Professional Development Day

Professional Development Day
Friday, November 20, 2009 / 9:30am-3pm
CSU Channel Islands

The Gold Coast Library Network
Presents:
Marketing and Training on the Cheap

PROGRAM:

• Professional Networking & Marketing: Chat Service, Text Messaging, Twitter and Facebook for Libraries
  -- Kenley Neufeld, SBCC Library, Director

• Using WebJunction as Your Training Tool
  -- Michael Shapiro, WebJunction, Partner Development Manager

• The Mindful Librarian: Assessing Your Organization’s Empathic Qualities
  -- Brian Mathews, UCSB Library, AUL for Outreach & Academic Services

• Using Google Forms: Marketing Research, Assessment, and Other Types of Measurement
  -- Will Breitbach, CSU Fullerton, Pollak Library, Reference Librarian

Location:
CSU Channel Islands
Broome Library
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012

Cost: $30.00 – includes lunch and program materials. Scholarship for partial funding may be available to students – please request: martoran@library.ucsb.edu

Laptops will be available for our use in this workshop, courtesy of CSUCI Library

Registration & more information at: http://www.goldcoastlibraries.org

Reminder: Science Information Literacy Program 12/4/09

Don't forget to register for the ACRL California Chapter, SEAL/LILi Winter Program, Getting to the Root of STEM Education, Friday, December 4, 2009, at California State University - Northridge (CSUN) http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/seals/STEM_reg%20form.doc ! Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Program:

* 9:30am Check in with continental breakfast
* 10:00am STEM education: why is it important to librarians?
Mitchell Brown, Research Librarian for Chemistry and Earth System Sciences, UC Irvine
* 10:30am Local, State and National STEM Education Policy, Dr. James L. Gentilucci, School of Education, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
* 11:20am Break
* 11:30am Information Literacy for Science Educators, Karin Griffin, Education Librarian and Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian, CSU Long Beach
* 12:00pm Lunch
* 1:00pm Science Education in Action: Learn by Doing Lab, Dr. Ed Himelblau, Biological Sciences, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
* 1:30pm Scientist and Librarian STEM Education Collaborations, Melanie Sellar, Education Services and Reference Librarian. Marymount College

Cost: $20/SEAL Member, $30/Non-SEAL Member, $15/Student

Return the registration form with payment to by November 20th.

You can also join us for free via Second Life (3D virtual world). The virtual registration form is at http://tinyurl.com/yg7nzov

Verify your real life registration and view a list of registrants at the SEALS website: http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/seals/registration09.html

Real life questions? Contact Jeanine Scaramozzino, Program Chair, at jscaramo@calpoly.edu Second life questions? Contact Esther Grassian, LILi Chair, at estherg@library.ucla.edu

Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino
College of Science and Mathematics Librarian Robert E. Kennedy Library, Room 216E California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Phone 805.756.5677
Fax 805.756.2346
jscaramo@calpoly.edu

Feedback by 12/18/09: California School Library Standards

In a rather detailed article, School Library Journal reports that California has proposed its first school library standards and is requesting feedback on the draft. The California Department of Education site states: "Please return your comments and suggestions on the feedback form by mail, fax, or e-mailing as an attachment. Contact information provided on the form."

Deadline to send feedback: 18 December 2009

Mimi Dudley's Workbooks

Mimi Dudley's self-paced workbooks have been mounted in the Internet Archive for public access and downloading: http://www.archive.org/details/dudleylibraryworkbooks Scroll down under the brief description and click on *Chicano Library Program workbook* or * Library Instruction Workbook.* After clicking on one of these links, downloading options appear on the left, along with a small format slide show that scrolls quickly through each page.

Note: The ACRL Instruction Section's Dudley Instruction Librarian Award is named for Miriam Sue Dudley, in recognition of her "pioneering efforts in the field of bibliographic instruction [that] led to the formation of the ACRL Instruction Section (formerly ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section)."