• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.177-200
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• 2006

This research has been done to develope a curricular model for the Information Literacy Course as one of liberal arts courses in Korean universities. This curricular model had resulted from investigating the standards and models for Information Literacy at the 4 standards(ACRL in USA, CAUL in Australia ANZILL in Australia and New Zealand, and SCONUL in the United Kingdom), 5 syllabi for Information Literacy used by 5 American universities and 33 syllabi by 23 Korean universities. On the basis of these educational results of the Information Literacy syllabi, a learning-instruction model has come into being for the Information Literacy Course that includes 7 core areas : information sources, information need, information access. information analysis, information management, information transfer and communication, and information ethics.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.37-60
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to develop a model for information literacy instruction far a university library. It surveyed and analyzed Information Literacy Competency Standards and four Information Problem-Solving Process Models. Through the investigation, this study found out the crucial six elements of information literacy instruction. It includes 1) Information need; 2) Information source; 3) Information seeking; 4) Information evaluation; 5) Information use; and 6) Information ethics. Based on the analysis of the information literacy tutorial of 3 university libraries in the States and Australia, special concerns were paid on investigating the contents of instruction programs. This study proposed the model of information literacy instruction of the university library as a result. It consists of eight steps such as 1) Guide of library facility; 2) Information ecology-the flow of academic information; 3) Information needs-Define the topic; 4) Determine the information sources; 5) Plan the search strategy; 6) Search information; 7) Evaluate Information; and 8) style manual. It is suggested to develop and to improve the information literacy instruction programs in university libraries.