By Dr. Dianne Oberg
Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP): Information Literacy from High School to University
Abstract
The Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP) is an initiative of the Ontario Library Association. The mandate of OSLIP is to conduct a research study that investigates the impact of school libraries on the development of key information literacy skills in students entering postsecondary education. The OSLIP strategy consists of three main elements: a literature review to determine where the current research gaps exist and to inform the study design; a questionnaire for first year post-secondary students in order to gauge their information literacy skills; and focused interviews of staff and students to determine what is being taught and how it is being taught.
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Supplemental Reading: Convergences of and for Media and Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education by Dianne Oberg. Chapter in Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education (2017).
Dianne Oberg, PhD, Professor Emerita, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. Dianne’s research has focused on teacher-librarianship education and on the implementation and evaluation of school library programs. She continues to contribute to the work of Canadian School Libraries and the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Dianne was the founding editor of the peer-reviewed international journal, School Libraries Worldwide. She is the co-editor of a new book published by Libraries Unlimited on social justice and cultural competence in school libraries.