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stephen Project Information Literacy A large-scale study about early adults and their research habits http://projectinfolit.org/ Publications Recent reports and publications from the Project Information Literacy Team and related research <http://projectinfolit.org/publications/#related> on issues of information literacy and the digital age. PIL Progress Reports “Assigning Inquiry: How Handouts for Research Assignments Guide Today's College Students,”<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Handout_Study_finalvJuly_2010.pdf>Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, July 13, 2010 (41 pages, PDF, 2.14MB). "Finding Context: What Today's College Student Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age" <http://projectinfolit.org/progress/>, Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, February 4, 2009 (18 pages, PDF, 864 KB). “Lessons Learned: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age,”<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_finalv_YR1_12_2009v2.pdf>Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy First Year Report with Student Survey Findings, University of Washington's Information School, December 1, 2009 (42 pages, PDF, 3 MB). "Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age,"<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_FullReport1.pdf>Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of Washington's Information School, November 1, 2010. (Two different versions available: Text with appendices: 72 pages, PDF<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_FullReport1.pdf>, 5.8MB version or Text without appendices: 41 pages, PDF<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_NoAppendices.pdf>, 5.49MB.) PIL Research Articles "Add 'Research' to the Education's Traditional Three Rs"<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2009117882&zsection_id=268883724&slug=opinb25eisenberg&date=20090424>, by Michael B. Eisenberg and Alison J. Head, Seattle Times, Guest Column, May 2, 2009, (1 page, PDF, 7.17 KB). "Beyond Google: How Do Students Conduct Academic Research?"<http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1998/1873>by Alison J. Head, First Monday, July 2007, vol. 12, no. 7, (11 pages). “How Today's College Students Use Wikipedia for Course-Related Research,<http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476>” Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, First Monday, March 2010, Volume 15, Number 3 (16 pages). "Information Literacy from the Trenches: How Do Humanities and Social Science Majors Conduct Academic Research?"<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crljournal/2008/sep/head08.pdf>Preprint publication by Alison J. Head, College and Research Libraries, September 2008, vol. 69, no. 4, (39 pages). PIL in the News “Assignments: Being Clear about What Matters,”<http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library_babel_fish/assignments_being_clear_about_what_matters>by Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2010. ”Course Assignments Fail to Train Undergraduates for Research in the Digital Age,”<http://education-portal.com/articles/Course_Assignments_Fail_to_Train_Undergraduates_for_Research_in_the_Digital_Age.html> Education-Portal.com, August 6, 2010. "At the Last Minute"<http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/internet_librarian_al_april_2009.pdf>, by Joe Janes, Technology column, American Libraries, April 2009, p. 26, (1 page, PDF, 275 KB) (Used with ALA permission). “Blind Faith | Peer to Peer Review,”<http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/newsletters/newsletterbucketacademicnewswire/885889-440/blind_faith__peer_to.html.csp>by Barbara Fister, Library Journal Newsletter, July 15, 2010. “Information literacy: A Call to Action,”<http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/7>by Sharon Weiner, College and Research Library News, July/August 2010, Vol. 71, Number 7 (1 page). "Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency,"<http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/InformationLiteracyANeglectedC/199382>by Sharon A. Weiner, Educause Quarterly, Vol. 33, Number 1, 2010. (The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 license.<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0> ) “Professor Michael Eisenberg Talks Critical Thinking Today,”<http://howdous.typepad.com/blog/2010/03/professor-michael-eisenberg-talks-critical-thinking-today.html>HowDo.Us Interview with Mike Eisenberg, Co-Director and Co-PI of Project Information Literacy, Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington Information School, March 2010 (2 pages). “Research Assignment Handouts Give Students Meager Guidance,”<http://chronicle.com/article/Research-Assignment-Handouts/123702/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en>by Kelly Truong, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 2010. "Students Use Wikipedia Early and Often, Study Shows"<http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Students-Use-Wikipedia-Early/21850/>, by Mary Helen Miller, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2010 (1 page). PIL Smart Talks "Smart Talks" is an occasional series produced by PIL. We provide interviews with leading experts about PIL's findings and their thoughts about the challenges of finding information and conducting research in the digital age. "Smart Talks" are open-source. No permission is required from PIL for re-use, though we ask that this source is fully cites each interview you may use. "John Palfrey: Rethinking Plagiarism in the Digital Age?,"<http://projectinfolit.org/st/palfrey.asp>Project Information Smart Talk, no. 3, September 1, 2010. "Andrea Lunsford: Writing and the Profound Revolution in Access,"<http://projectinfolit.org/st/lunsford.asp>Project Information Smart Talk, no. 2, July 12, 2010. "Peter Morville: Search and the Paradox of Choice,"<http://projectinfolit.org/st/morville.asp>Project Information Literacy Smart Talk, no. 1, June 1, 2010. Podcasts and Webcasts "Google Scholars?" <http://www.firstmondaypodcast.org/audio/head_final.mp3>Interview with Alison J. Head, First Monday Podcast, February 2008 (5.3 MB, 15:22 mins.). "Information Literacy: The Most Basics of Basics."<http://uweoconnect.extn.washington.edu/publicmbeinfolit/>A Webcast by Michael Eisenberg. A comprehensive overview of essential skills for the information age, current information literacy challenges, and opportunities for educators. Presented at the first Your School Library online conference <http://www.netvibes.com/yourschoollibrary#YSL_Home>, "Transforming School Libraries with Web 2.0," June 2009 (34 mins.). Related Information Literacy Research "Easing Our Download Overload,"<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrylarge/2008097224_jdl07.html>Jerry Large, Seattle Times, August 7, 2008. Based on conversation with Mike Eisenberg. "Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age,"<http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/article/view/288>by Michael Eisenberg DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, March 2008, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 39-47. "Teaching Information Literacy: Context, Context, Context," by Michael Eisenberg in S. Curzon & L Lampert (eds.) Proven strategies for building a successful information literacy program. Neal-Schuman: 2007. Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age, M. Eisenberg, Lowe, C., and Spitzer, 2nd. edition, Libraries Unlimited, 2004. "It's All About Learning: Ensuring That Students Are Effective Users of Information on Standardized Tests,"<http://www.big6.com/files/Eisenberg_4.pdf>Michael Eisenberg, Keynote speaker at the Gale/Linworth Education Issues in Education Forum at the American Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Library Media Connection, March 2004, p. 22-30. STEPHEN B. 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