sharing flemish expertise in information literacy training with southern partners by fredrick otike...
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Sharing Flemish expertise in Information Literacy training with
Southern partners By
Fredrick OtikeDedan Kimathi University
of Technology Kenya
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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Library 3rd Best Academic Library in Kenya-2014
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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
• Students population- 6,000• Staff-400• Location Nyeri County-Kenya• Foot of Mt. Kenya
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University Library Entrance
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Information Literacy Training at DeKUT
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Information literacy encompasses
• Computer Literacy• Information researching• Information understanding• Information creation• Collaboration with others through
communication
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Definition
Information Literacy is the ability or skills required to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and effectively share that information.
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How are the patrons informed about and trained in Information
Literacy Training
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• Library Orientation Induction Schedule • Library Memos/Notices• Website listing• Emails.• Short Messaging Services (SMS) • Social Media (Face book page)• Lecture/Class announcements
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Conducting Information Literacy Training
• Library Orientation• Literacy class• Brochures, banners and flyers• Library Website• Communication skills classes• Videos, PowerPoint Presentations
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Workshops/short trainings
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Additional for librarians
• Library Association• Participating in E-journal Webinar• E-resource training portal
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Training Tutorial Materials
• Handout materials• Power point presentation• Video presentation• Tutorials from other institutions e.g. Zotero,
http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/QuickStart/;jsessionid=MDILJBIOJLOK
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Information Literacy & the curriculum
• Integrated with Curriculum• Requirement by the CUE. • Proposed Information Literacy and
Competency Curriculum for Universities
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problems Experienced in Information Literacy Training?
• Target Audience• Library Orientation• Low Bandwidth connectivity
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Problems Experienced in Information Literacy Training?
• Lack of trained personnel. • Information Overload • Feedback and Quick online assistance• Limited time
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Proposed improvements
• Training and skilled personnel• Mobile pairing device • Develop a quick feedback Mechanism• Categorization of information
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Proposed Improvements
• Packaging of training information• Social network account • Alert services• Resource information for the week
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Training Evaluation?
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Training Evaluation
• Examination/tests• Questionnaires• Comments and complain books• Social Media
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