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As
a generic capability, information literacy is a key competency for lifelong
learning and is fundamental to the teaching, learning and research of
the VU community.
The
Library’s Information Literacy Skills Program relates directly with
Victoria University’s Strategic Plan, Learning
and Teaching Strategy, Core Graduate Attributes
and the Library’s
Strategic Plan.
Focus
1 Student Outcomes - states the University's objective
to "improve students’ learning, broad educational experience,
success, satisfaction and outcomes".
A
key strategy to achieve this objective is:
- Develop
and implement core graduate attributes and embed their achievement in
the University’s curriculum
The
Strategy lists core graduate attributes, one of which is:
- locate,
evaluate, manage and use information effectively
The Core Graduate Attributes Working Group has recommended that 5 core
graduate attributes be adopted for all higher education courses. The second
core attribute is linked to information literacy.
A
Victoria University graduate can locate, evaluate, manage and use information
effectively. This includes, but is not restricted to:
- Critical
thinking (evaluation of information)
- Information
technology skills (location, management and use of information –
word processing, spreadsheets, databases including library databases
and other discipline specific computer skills)
- Information
gathering skills (location and use of information)
One
of the key attributes that all lifelong learners need is information
literacy. By this we do not simply mean the ability to use
information technology effectively, but a cluster of skills
dealing with the effective use of information - its location,
its evaluation, its management and its use.
- VU
Learning and Teaching Strategy 1999-2003
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