2014 LILi Conference Intro
Introductory Speaker
Information Literacy Consultant & Lecturer
Distinguished Librarian (UCLA), Emerita
Updated Bibliography (2 Aug 2014)
Additional reading:
SCONUL. 2014. A review of the literature on current practice in the development of employability skills. [PDF]
Retrieved 2 Aug 2014
Updated Bibliography (2 Aug 2014)
Additional reading:
SCONUL. 2014. A review of the literature on current practice in the development of employability skills. [PDF] Retrieved 2 Aug 2014 http://goo.gl/f61sHT
High school teacher-librarians face increasing challenges in preparing their students for college success. The dire need for librarians in California K-12 schools makes these challenges all the more difficult. College and university librarians also face increasing challenges in helping new students adjust and learn how to learn for scholarly research needs and lifelong learning.
What are the obstacles and opportunities you face in working with teachers and higher education faculty and others in the crucial transition to college timeframe? What has worked for you and your colleagues in helping high school students, teachers/faculty, and new college students with this kind of transition? How have you reached out to those in other types of institutions and organizations to help each other with these efforts? Sharing your innovations, your experimental attempts, your successes, and even your failures can help you and your colleagues move forward toward successful models for this effort. 30-minute panel sessions, 10-minute lightning talks, and poster sessions will address many of these issues crucial to helping students succeed in transitioning from high school to college.
Esther Grassian was the introductory speaker at this first annual LILi conference, which highlights a crucial area for cooperation and collaboration among different types of libraries for a common goal: supportive, sequential information literacy instruction for all levels and in all types of libraries: https://sites.google.com/site/lifelonginformationliteracy/ Ms. Grassian addressed the Common Core Standards, the California State Standards, and the role of information literacy instruction in the transition from high school to college.