Appendix A.

Information Competency Standards and Resolutions

• Cal Poly Pomona Academic Senate. Resolution on Information Competence, What is Information Competence? and from the ACRL Statement of Objectives for Academic Bibliographic Instruction. 1977. 3 p.
  Access: http://www.csupomona.edu/library/InfoComp/home.html

• CARL Task Force to Recommend an Information Literacy Standard to WASC. Draft Recommendations to WASC on an Information Literacy Standard. September 1997. 2 p.
  Access: http://www.santarosa.edu/~kathy/ICC

• Los Angeles Unified School District. Student Learning Standards. Language Arts. n.d.

• National Information Literacy Initiative (NILI). Includes a useful 6-page bibliography on the topic. Last updated 11/10/97. Access: http://www.ala.acrl/nili/nilihp.html.

• National Information Literacy Initiative (NILI) Announcements. Post ALA Midwinter Forum on the topic of a National Information Literacy Initiative. Last updated 11/10/97.
  Access: http://www.ala.org./acrl/nili/announce.html

• Association of American School Librarians (AASL)/Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) National Guidelines Vision Committee. Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, Draft #5. October 7, 1996.
  Access: www.ala.org/acrl.html

• Education Council for Technology in Learning. Recommendations Regarding Technology-Based Content and Performance Standards. California Department of Education, Educational Technology Office, July 8, 1996.

• California Library Association. Public Policy - Empowering Users. Adopted by Assembly November 14, 1995.

• Standards for Community, Junior and Technical College Learning Resources Programs. (The final version approved by ACRL, ALA and AECT in 1994).
  Access: http://www.santarosa.edu/~kathy/ICC

• American Association of School Librarians. Position Statement on Information Literacy: A position paper on information problem solving. 1993. Developed by the Wisconsin Educational Media Association and endorsed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Adopted by the National Forum on Information Literacy, an umbrella group of 60 organizations.
  Access: www.ala.org/aasl/positions/

• ACRL/BIS Task Force. Model Statement of Objectives for Academic Bibliographic Instruction. 7 p. and ACRL. Guidelines for Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries. 3 p.
  Access: http://ala.org/acrl/guides/guiis.html

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Appendix B

Instruction in California Community Colleges: the Information Competency Component

Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges began to coordinate the college system's library and learning resources programs and services in 1989

Coordinated Efforts to Identify and Advance Instruction Issues

• Task Force (1990-1992) recommends the Instruction goal to "promote library and learning resources programs as a means of enhancing the teaching and learning process and promotion of intellectual growth." Gita Satyendra-Holland, Saddelback College, Chair

• Intersegmental Joint Faculty Project, 1992-1993. Bibliographic Instruction/Information Literacy: Articulation between the Community Colleges. California State University's and University of California Systems. San Diego Mesa College, Karen Kaye, Project Director

• Intersegmental Joint Faculty Project, 1994-1995. Basic Library and Information Competencies: A unified State-Wide Approach, City College of San Francisco, Inez Cohen, Project Director

• Intersegmental Joint Faculty Project 1995-1996. Intersegmental Articulation Bibliographic Instruction Courses, City College of San Francisco, Fiscal Agent

Information Competency: A Status Report to the Board of Governors, California Community Colleges, March 1996.

• The report replied to the Board of Governors policy questions: What should be the basic guiding principles for education planning in the next decade? The report reviewed developments in the field of information competency and identified steps to be undertaken by the college system in order to further policy discussions and development.

System Responses to Information Competency Initiatives

• The Board of Governors identifies information competency as a system-wide policy priority in 1996.

• The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopts a resolution in support of information competency in 1996.

• The Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) and the Academic Senate conduct an information competency workshop in 1997.

• The Counseling and Library Faculty Issues Committee of the Academic Senate develop a position paper on information competency from 1996-1998.

  · The California Association of Research Libraries presents a workshop on information competency in 1997.

• Information competency is identified as essential to student success by the Chancellor's Office in 1997.

• Information competency is funded as part of the Student Success Institutionalization Fund in 1997.

• The Chancellor's Office funds the development of an Information Competency Plan for the college system through the Fund for Instructional Improvement, Board of Governors for 1997-98.

• Information Competency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee assembles for first meeting and establishes a website: http://www.santarosa.edu~kathy/ICC in November 1997.

• The Information Competency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee project team meets with constituents in five regional workshops in February-March 1998 to develop an information competency plan. The team also meets with various educational segment groups.

• The State Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopts their committee report Information Competency in the California Community Colleges in April 1998.

• The Information Competency Draft Plan is reviewed in May 1998 by the Information Competency Ad Hoc Committee.

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Appendix C

Information Competency Plan Project Meetings

Information Competency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee meetings

• October 27, 1997 - Conference call
• November 5, 1997 - Conference call
• December 15, 1997 - Meeting, Laney College, Oakland
• March 13, 1998 - Conference call
• May 15, 1998 - Meeting, City College of San Francisco

Five regional workshops (139 participants from 67 colleges, plus representatives from CSU, George Mason University and one high school library)

• February 20, 1998 - Library Regional Workshop, Foothill College
• February 23, 1998 - Library Regional Workshop, College of the Sequoias
• February 24, 1998 - Library Regional Workshop, Chico
• March 2, 1998 - Library Regional Workshop, Riverside Community College
• March 3, 1998 - Library Regional Workshop, LA Pierce College

Consultations

• February 27, 1998 - Faculty Assoc. of Calif. Community Colleges Conference, Pasadena
• March 4, 1998 - Chief Student Services Officer, Palm Springs
• March 11, 1998 - Chief Executive Officers, Pasadena
• March 18, 1998 - Chief Instructional Officers, Sacramento
• March 20, 1998 - Calif. Student Assoc. of Community Colleges, Sacramento
• March 27, 1998 - Council of Chief Librarians, Glendale
• March 27, 1998 - Faculty Assoc. of Calif. Community Colleges, Santa Monica College
• March 28, 1998 - Academic Senate Board, San Francisco
• April 1, 1998 - Chancellor's Office & CCC 7th Annual Conference, Palm Springs
• April 3, 1998 - Library & Learning Resources Programs Advisory Board, Palm Springs
• April 23, 1998 - Academic Senate Spring Session, San Francisco

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Appendix D:

Workshop Participants

ADALIAN PAUL CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO

ALIRE WILIFRED KINGS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

AMER ROSALIE COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE

AUYEUNG SHUK-CHUN GAVILAN COLLEGE

AXELSON DEB SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE

BADRKHAN KAMIRAN S. COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS

BAILEY LINDA POTERVILLE COLLEGE

BATCHEV JULIA MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE

BELL FRED TAFT COLLEGE

BLACKMAN MICHELLE GROSSMONT COLLEGE

BOBP MARYELLEN SANTA ANA COLLEGE

BONNINGTON SUSAN BUTTE COLLEGE

BRENNER ERIC SKYLINE COLLEGE

BRETALL LESLIE COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS

BREWER CLYDE SAN JOSE STATE UNIV.

BROCKENBROU CELIA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BROSE FRED RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BROWN ROSANNA LASSEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BUSCHE DON SADDLEBACK COLLEGE

BYRD RON FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

CAMPBELL ELISABETH L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE

CARSON NANCY L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE

CARTER QUENT SOLANO COLLEGE

CASAGRANDE CLAUDIA TAFT COLLEGE

CASSON ED L.A. MISSION COLLEGE

CEN LUOZHU BUTTE COLLEGE
CHANG LINDA L. RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COBOS ANAMARIA SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
COHEN INEZ CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
COLEMAN ANITA SANTA ANA COLLEGE
COLLING BRENDA GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COLLING MICHAEL GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CORONADO SHIRLEIGH BUTTE COLLEGE
CROWE ELAINE SHASTA COLLEGE
CUOVATZ LINDA K. SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
DERUM CLAUDIA COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
DOMAN MONICA CYPRESS COLLEGE
DOSU TABZEERA BUTTE COLLEGE
DUNLAP MARTY BUTTE COLLEGE
ESCATIOLA EVELYN EAST L. A. COLLEGE
ESTON DORA L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE
FALLER PAMELA COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS

FINNEY NANCY COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
FISCHER RUSS SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE
FLY CONNIE COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
FOERSTER MARION MIRA COSTA COLLEGE
FOURIE DENISE CUESTA COLLEGE
FREIDENRICH LEAH RANCHO SANTIAGO COLLEGE
FROLOFF KATHY WEST L.A. COLLEGE
FRONGIA TERRI COLLEGE OF MARIN
FUNES CAROLYN PALOMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GARCIA YOLANDA SANTA ANA COLLEGE
GERINGER ELLEN CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
GIBSON-LOTT ANNE LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE
GILETTE KAREN FOOTHILL COLLEGE
GOGIN SALLY L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE
GOLZ NANCY YUBA COLLEGE
GRIGSBY ALICE EL CAMINO COLLEGE
HABIB FATEN MOORPARK COLLEGE
HAUGH JUDITH RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HAUSRATH DON GAVILAN COLLEGE
HAYCOCK GINA COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
HAYWARD MARILYN CANADA COLLEGE
HOWELL JOANNE GAVILAN COLLEGE
JAMES GALE L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE
JAN ELMER CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
JOHNSON WANG SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
JONES BRENDA GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KANG BYUNG IN PALOMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KEEN GREG COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
KENT CONNIE COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
KIM YANGHEE WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
KLEPINGER ED MISSION COLLEGE
LA BARGE MARY MOORPARK COLLEGE
LAGIER JENNIFER HARTNELL COLLEGE
LAUN MARY ANN PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
LEWIS KATHIE COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
LIPSCOMB LORETTA TAFT COLLEGE
LIVINGSTON JOYCE L.A. TRADE-TECH COLLEGE
LYM BRIAN CANADA COLLEGE
MALLER YVONNE SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
MAURO ELEANOR COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS
MAYO NANCY OHLONE COLLEGE
MCCOLLUM PATRICIA L.A. SOUTHWEST COLLEGE
MCDONALD MARILYN FOOTHILL COLLEGE
MCGREEVY KATHY SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
MENDRINOS ROXANNE FOOTHILL COLLEGE
MITOMA DONA PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
MOONEYHAM DEE TAFT COLLEGE
MOSSON LESLIE ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE
MOTTE HORTENSE CONSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE
NEWMAN DAK L.A. MISSION COLLEGE
NG REBECCA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NOLAN ROBERT INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECH.
NORMAN COLETTE COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
NORMAN CAROLYN CCC/CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
NORTON DALE COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
ONTELL VALERIE SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PALMER BARBARA SANTA ANA COLLEGE
PATTERSON WILLIAM FOOTHILL COLLEGE
PEDROZA LUIS SANTA ANA COLLEGE
PERKINS ANNE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
PRATT MARTHA CANOGA PARK HIGH SCHOOL
RINNANDER ELIZABETH L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE
RISCH JOAN COLLEGE OF MARIN
ROBIN FLORENCE L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE
RODRIGUEZ HARMONY OXNARD COLLEGE
RODRIGUEZ RON RIO HONDO COLLEGE
ROTELLA SALVATORE G. RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ROTH LORIE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
RUPERT DOROTHY L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE
SHUMWAY VINTA MARIE ORANGE COAST COLL
SIMMS DENISE CCC/CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
SMALLEY TOPSY CABRILLO COLLEGE
SMITH GORDON CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SPALSBURY JEFF POTERVILLE COLLEGE
STEUBEN LARRY COLUMBIA COLLEGE
SUGRANES MARIA SANTA ANA COLLEGE
TENPAS CYNTHIA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THIESSEN STACIA SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
THOMAS CARMELITA L.A. PIERCE
THOMPSEN SANDY L.A. MISSION COLLEGE
THUNEN CHARLOTTE FOOTHILL COLLEGE
UESUGI ISAO COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS
UKWU DELE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
URQUIZU LINDA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VASQUEZ BARBARA L.A. CITY COLLEGE
WARMINGTON SANDY SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
WHALEN PAUL L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE
WHITAKER CHAR COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
WHITE MONICA LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
WIRTH JEAN FOOTHILL COLLEGE
WONG CECILIA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WONG LANA SANTA ANA COLLEGE
WU JULIA BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SACRAMENTO
YAMAKAWA LINDA COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
YEPES MARIA-ELENA EAST L. A. COLLEGE
YOUNG JAMES GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
YOUNG JEAN FOOTHILL COLLEGE

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Appendix E

Information Competency Sample Models

This appendix makes extensive use of a workshop presentation: Bibliographic Instruction at the Rosenberg Library, City College of San Francisco by Elmer Jan and Inez Cohen, CCSF faculty librarians.

General Orientation Model

• A general orientation model emphasizing the basic skills necessary to find information in today's electronic environment, focusing on
  1. search options available on an OPAC,
  2. using print indices and electronic databases to find citations for periodical articles and
  3. resources on the worldwide web and elsewhere.

• City College of San Francisco, which has a large ESL population, has developed an ESL Pre-Library Orientation assignment to acquaint upper level ESL students with the terms and vocabulary used in the orientations; for lower level ESL students, the Reference Department offers one-hour class orientations to the library.

Related Courses Using City College of San Francisco Examples

• A one-unit course on using books and libraries, a required course for two campus programs, and fulfilling the San Francisco State University library requirement.

• Library Information Technology 10: Introduction to Books and Libraries, a one-unit self-paced course.

• Library Information Technology 51: Introduction to Books and Libraries, a three-unit course providing a general introduction to librarianship.

• Library Information Technology 57: Internet research strategies, a two-unit course teaching students how to formulate search strategies and use Internet access tools to identify appropriate sources to retrieve information, as well as how to critically compare and evaluate information found on the Internet with other sources.

• Formal instruction for faculty, administration and staff is an integral part of the bibliographic instruction program. Each semester a series of workshops is provided as part of staff development. This combines an orientation on the more traditional library resources with a spectrum of electronic resources. This program assists in
  1. motivating instructors to successfully incorporate information competency in classroom instruction,
  2. keeping faculty informed about the new library materials and technologies available for research,
  3. offering support in designing successful assignments, particularly in light of the volatility of the electronic environment; and
  4. encouraging classroom and library faculties to find opportunities to work collaboratively in developing information competency skills across the curriculum.

• As stated in the Academic Senate report, "because the ability to use information effectively and wisely is crucial to a student's success in higher education, it seems natural to incorporate information competency into the general education curriculum required for all students. It could be added as a separate course or it could be added as a component in several, or all, of the courses in the general education curriculum." This statement parallels the observations on GE in the CSU Curzon report.

• "It is possible," states the Academic Senate report, " to identify competencies that all students should have, but sometimes discipline-specific competencies are needed. These competencies should be integrated into the curriculum of that discipline. For example, there are things about the acquisition of information that nursing students should know that are different from what needs to be known by a student studying fine arts. Some models for including information competency in the discipline choose to integrate this information competency into the introductory course in the discipline. These introductory courses in a discipline typically familiarize students to the methodologies, terminology, and resources of a discipline, including ways to acquire information."

• The Academic Senate report notes "another model treats information competency as an enhancement to an already established course in the discipline; an 'add-on' to the course. For example, students enrolled in a psychology course might gain one extra unit for completing the information competency component, developed by the faculty teaching the course, in consultation with library faculty or other faculty having specific expertise."

• The CSU Curzon report notes "one of the most influential trends in recent years has been the university's willingness to award academic credit on the basis of students demonstrating mastery of skills as opposed to simply taking courses." Possibly California's forthcoming "Virtual University" will allow, via Internet, student assessment instruments regarding mastery of a subject or a set of skills.

Examples: The Institute of Computer Technology, a California public school agency provides training in a number of courses for which the University of California Santa Cruz awards credit. ICT is, as well, developing educational technology programs in partnerships with the Intel Foundation, UCLA, NASA, and the University of Nebraska.

Interactive websites and distance education projects are underway at Cal Poly and CSU campuses. This type of project would appear to provide opportunities for interleaving information competency components developed elsewhere into a specific community college course.

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