Thanks for the comprehensive presentation!

I liked hearing your viewpoint as an educator in secondary ed and that tie-in to higher ed, especially the difficulty you face in predicting at the secondary ed level what information literacy ’skills’ (for lack of a better word) students will need when entering higher ed.

It makes sense when you say students will come to higher ed with high expecations regarding technology and pedagogy, and the statement that many faculty may have incorrect assumptions about students information literacy levels (is that a better word?) actually being higher or more advanced than they really are.

This former paragraph basically summarizes the difficulty we face at the higher ed level regarding information literacy, and may be part of the reason why librarians have embraced the information literacy movement more than the classroom faculty. Perhaps the reason teaching infolit has “fallen to” librarians is the recognition by faculty that they really do lack some of the expertise expected by the students? Or simply because librarians are closer to what’s happening with information and IT and it’s a natural fit.

I’d love to see more faculty embrace the concepts and theories peppered throughout your presentation. Any concrete ideas on how librarians can help/collaborate to facilitate this?

–Kris Johnson, California State University, Chico–