Information Literacy:
Committee

The University of Mississippi’s Information Literacy Committee began in 2005 as a library committee; it is currently a sub-committee of the General Education Committee.

Charge

The Committee advises the General Education Committee and the Dean of Libraries in the implementation of the national Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (ALA, 2000).

The Committee:

Facilitates the implementation of information literacy standards into the curriculum
Provides faculty and staff with learning opportunities and materials that will support the incorporation of information literacy into library instruction programs and the university curriculum
Makes use of online resources to further faculty, staff, and student learning
Provides assessment of student learning of information literacy skills

Membership

Positions appointed by Chair with the approval of Dean Hopkins
Terms are 3 years

Amy E. Mark, Coordinator of Library Instruction, University Libraries, Chair
Representative of the Office of the Dean of Liberal Arts
Representative of the Office of Institutional Research
Representative of the Writing Center [Center for Writing & Rhetoric]
Representative of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Faculty Member, School of Business Administration
Faculty Member, Sciences
Faculty Member, Social Sciences
Faculty Member, Accounting, Applied Sciences, Engineering, or Education
Faculty Member, Humanities
Faculty Member, University Libraries
Faculty Member, University Libraries
Faculty Member, University Libraries
Faculty Member, University Libraries
Representative of the Associated Student Body, Undergraduate
Representative of the Student Council, Graduate
Student Representative, Graduate
Student Representative, Graduate

Information Literacy Committee Membership

Contact Information

Amy E. Mark, Committee Chair Coordinator of Library Instruction & Associate Professor
J.D. Williams Library
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
email:aemark@olemiss.edu

Current Projects

Coming soon: Project Designer: Remove ambiguity and panic to design the best presentation

Past Projects

During its lifespan, the Committee has enjoyed the support of many faculty members at all levels; they have volunteered their time to develop localized Information Literacy standards, craft model assignments, create campus presentations, investigate best practices, and conceptualize methods of encouraging our own students to become more information literate.

The Information Literacy Committee has developed an Online Plagiarism Tutorial which consists of a short movie, highlighting different forms of plagiarism, the consequences of plagiarism and different methods that students can utilize to ensure their work is properly sourced and cited. The movie is followed by a quiz to make sure students have a good understanding of plagiarism before they begin their studies.