Book Overview

This book is designed to be explored in a way that makes sense to you. The book contains content around information literacy and assessment. There are various activities included throughout the book to support your learning, but none of these activities are required to complete the work at the end of the book.

Book Structure

The book is structured in several major sections:

1. The Key Literacies
2. Assessment
3. Information Literacy
4. Assessing the Information Literacy Key Literacy in Your Program / Course

Engaging with the Book

Throughout the book there are several options for reader engagement. This book utilizes a combination of H5P activities and open opportunities for reflection via open-ended questions. If you have feedback about the book’s design, send a note to the author at greg.bem@scc.spokane.edu.

Source Content

This book pulls some content from multiple OER books found in the Pressbooks directory, including:

• A Beginners Guide to Information Literacy and ACRL Framework by William Perrenod (N.D.)
• The Information Literacy User’s Guide by Elissah Becknell and Rebecca March (2019)
• Rethinking Assessment Strategies for Online Learning by Seneca College; Durham College; Algonquin College; and University of Ottawa (2022)

Additionally, the book utilizes information on the key literacies as published by Spokane Community College, and original content from the book’s author, Greg Bem.