We placed no format or subtopic limitations, which made it very difficult to choose just three readings from among the wealth of information literacy materials which have been published over the past 30 or more years, but choose we did. The annotated list below is made up of our personal responses to this challenge, and is directed at new instruction librarians or those who would like a refresher. We hope you find them both thought provoking and useful, and we wish all of you the best in your future endeavors. Introductory Readings Arp, Lori. This is foundational for understanding both where we are in the evolution of concepts of helping users become more effective researchers and where we've been.
Helps remember the lessons of the past without being bound by old concepts.
A New Paradigm for Librarianship. An eloquent article on what should happen to students in libraries- making the important distinction between students as passive gatherers of information and students as participants in a conversation. Fister, College Librarian, Gustavus Adolphus College Bruce, Christine. The Seven Faces of Information Literacy . Auslib Press, 1997.