UMBC is working to collaborate with other universities and institutions in Maryland schools in an effort to promote information literacy.  Other participating universities include: Bowie State University; Coppin State College; Frostburg State University; the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (University of Maryland, Baltimore); Salisbury University; Towson University; the University of Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; and the University of Maryland University College.

• October 18, 2002 - Albin O. Kuhn Library, UMBC
  Representatives from UMBC, University of Baltimore, and Frostburg State University attended this meeting.  

• December 6th, 2002 - Albin O. Kuhn Library, UMBC - 10:30 AM to
• October 18, 2002 - Albin O. Kuhn Library, UMBC
  Representatives from UMBC, University of Baltimore, and Frostburg State University attended this meeting.  
12:00 PM  

In order to move forward the group attending the October 18th meeting identified a number of actions to pursue:

• Pursue financial grants.  This money will be used to provide incentives for faculty participating in information literacy training. Grant money will also be used to provide awards to faculty for successful information literacy outcomes (see below).

• The group will work to identify opportunities for faculty development grants or library grants (such as IMLS or USM).

• Convene focus groups with faculty at participating campuses.  These groups will provide insight into faculty's applications of information literacy in the classroom.

 
• Focus group members will be identified anecdotally and through established liaison relationships.
   
• The focus groups will help identify "best practices" in information literacy among faculty. 
   
• Develop information literacy tools for faculty.
   
• Develop specific end products (such as assignment templates) that support the goals of information literacy.
   
• Develop information literacy workshops for faculty through collaboration with the UMBC Faculty Development Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence at Frostburg State University.
   
• Develop content for The Faculty Awareness Project Web site.
   
• Develop an information literacy awards program. This program will provide rewards for faculty who successfully integrate information literacy standards into their classrooms.
   
  • Awards may be financial (see "pursue financial grants") or may involve publicized recognition, such as announcements in the campus newspaper and/or on the The Faculty Awareness Project Web site.

   

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