Information Literacy in the Disciplines

WOMEN'S STUDIES

The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy publications and curricula as well as to relevant professional associations.

Accrediting Agencies

The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee is not aware of information literacy standards in this area.

Professional Associations

American Association of University Women (AAUW). http://www.aauw.org (accessed May 1, 2008).

Association for Women in Sciencehttp://www.awis.org/ (accessed May 1, 2008).

International Association for Feministe Economics http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/jshackel/iaffe/ (accessed May 1, 2008).

National Council for Research on Women http://www.ncrw.org/ (accessed May 1, 2008).

National Women's Studies Association http://www.nwsa.org/ (accessed May 1, 2008).

The Society for Women in Philosophy http://www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP/ (accessed May 1, 2008).

Publications

Dennis, Nancy. 2001. Using inquiry methods to foster information literacy partnerships. Reference Services Review 29(2): 122-131.

Gilley, Jennifer. 2007. Women’s studies information-seeking: A state of the union address. NWSA Journal 19(2): 220-229.

Golian, Linda Marie and Rita M. Pellen. 1996. Helping re-entry women develop library technical skills and research strategies. Feminist Collections 17(2): 44+.

Huston, Mary M., and Rita Yribar. 1991. Women's knowing and knowing women: Instructional lessons from collection development. Research Strategies 9(2): 77-86.

Kirk, Gwyn and Nancy Knipe. 1994. Teaching learning: Student library research in the context of authentic assessment. Feminist Teacher 8(1): 24+.

Shanbhag, Shilpa. 2006. Alternative models of knowledge production: A step forward in information literacy as a liberal art. Library Philosophy and Practice 8(2). http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/shanbhag.htm (accessed April 30, 2008).

Volman, Monique. 1997. Gender-related effects of computer and information literacy education. Journal of Curriculum Studies 29(3): 315-328.

Weeg, Barbara. 1997. Library skill development in a women's studies course. Feminist Collections 18(3): 11+.

Wilkinson, Carroll W. 2006. Learning from student learning: A librarian-instructor's view of her information literacy class. Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources 28(1): 9-16. http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/fc/FCWilkinson2.pdf (accessed April 30, 2008).

---. 2004. Stronger students, better research: Information literacy in the women's studies classroom. Feminist Collections 25(4): 1+. http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/22235 (accessed April 30, 2008).

Teaching Materials

Instruction Committee of the Womens Studies Section. Instruction committee resources. Association of College & Research Libraries. Womens Studies Section. http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eclark078/wss_intruction/index.html (accessed April 30, 2008).

Kozol, Wendy, Frances Hasso, and Jessica Grim. Information literacy grant proposal: Revising the women's studies curriculum. Denison University. http://collaborations.denison.edu/ohio5/grant/development/kozol.html (accessed April 30, 2008).

LaFond, Deborah M. What does information literacy mean for women's studies? State University of New York at Albany. http://www.albany.edu/~dlafonde/women/infolitwss2.htm (accessed April 30, 2008).

Nelson Nerissa. "Integrating Information Literacy in the Hybrid Environment." Teaching with Technology 10, no. 5 (2004). http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/nelson.htm (accessed April 30, 2008).

Searching Tips

Suggested Searching Terms:

Information Literacy
Information Competency
Information Fluency
Library Research
Women's Studies
Gender Studies
Feminism

Suggested Search Strategies:

Basic: "Information Literacy" AND "women's studies"
Advanced: ("information literacy" OR "information competency" OR "information fluency") AND ("women's studies" OR "gender studies" OR feminism)

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