§ Virtual Library Project:
Information Literacy Work Group [ILWG] Meeting February 9, 1998 Elizabethtown, KY The Information Literacy Workgroup met in Elizabethtown on February 9, 1998 to devise an implementation plan. Those present included Carol Nutter, Stacey Nickell, Cindi Trainor, Pam Rush, Janet Brewer, Haiwang Yuan, and Rebecca Turner. As previously submitted, the 4 broad goals of our project are as follows: To promote the awareness of the importance of and the need for information in educational endeavors, in the workplace, and in daily life. To develop skills in locating and retrieving information. To develop the ability to critically analyze and evaluate information. To encourage responsible use and application of information. See the SAALCK web site for further information about the goals. Our overall plan is to use an instructional designer for creating a multimedia tutorial in information literacy. We used the figure of $45.00/hr. to "guestimate" these costs for the implementation plan. I. 100% funding level ($100,000) TARGET AUDIENCE: all academic, public, school libraries TUTORIAL: Multi-track (academic, public, school); Multi-level (beginner, advanced) a. Instructional designer $55,000 Design, create, develop, and implement a multi-track, multi-level tutorial which would address academic students, public library users, and school media students on the beginner's and advanced levels. Tutorial would cover all aspects of information literacy in a comprehensive manner as outlined in our goals. b. weekly maintenance & upkeep $10,000 c. Training $15,000 Hire consultants to conduct 4 training sessions in each congressional district. Training sessions would be aimed as those academic, public, and school librarians who have a role in instructing patrons. Consultants would prepare all training materials. d. Marketing/Advertising $15,000 Includes state-wide marketing campaign to promote information literacy. e. Travel $5,000 Travel expenses for those involved in working with the instructional designer to develop content for the tutorial. TOTAL $100,000 2. 75% funding level ($75,000) TARGET AUDIENCE: all academic & public libraries TUTORIAL: multi-track (academic, public); multi-level (beginner, advanced) a. Instructional designer $40,000 Tutorial would cover all aspects of information literacy but would not be as comprehensive as the 100% funding level. b. Weekly maintenance $10,000 c. Training $10,000 d. Marketing/Adver. $10,000 e. Travel expenses $5,000 TOTAL $75,000 3. 50% funding level ($50,000) TARGET AUDIENCE: Academic Libraries (state-assisted & private) TUTORIAL: multi-level (Beginner, advanced) a. Instructional designer $25,000 b. weekly maintenance $ 8,000 c. Training $ 8,500 d. marketing/ad. $5,500 e. Travel $3,000 TOTAL $50,000 4. 25% funding level ($25,000) TARGET AUDIENCE: academic libraries (state assisted) a. Instructional designer $10,000 The instructional designer would develop a web-page which would contain links to tutorials identified by Workgroup members as reflecting the 4 previously outlined goals of our information literacy project. Cost would include maintenance and upkeep. b. Training/travel expenses $11,000 Workgroup members would conduct training sessions in each member's region and would develop all training materials (i.e., PowerPoint presentations, brochures, etc.) c. marketing/advertising $ 4,000 TOTAL $25,000 TIMEFRAME of tutorial implementation: we briefly discussed possible timeframes for developing and implementing the tutorial. Create tutorial (Aug. 1-Jan. 1); revisions (Jan. 1-Mar. 15); pilot the tutorial in selected libraries (Mar. 15-May 1); training (June 15-Aug. 15); full implementation (fall semester). submitted by: Stacey Nickell Co-Chair, Information Literacy Workgroup [This page was last updated on 26 July 2000 at the old SAALCK web site. It was moved and reformatted in January 2003]