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Cover Letter

Subject: ACRL Information Literacy survey

May 1, 2001

Dear Library Colleague:

Information literacy is becoming more and more important with each new publication and each new website. The explosion of materials, which has gained unearned authority through easy access, is creating a need for education in how to evaluate and use information. Turning information into knowledge through intelligent use is critical for everyone in higher education and, indeed, in society. Colleges and universities have a special responsibility to students to prepare them for careful and informed use of information. In fulfilling this responsibility, different institutions have developed different ways of assuring information literacy competency among their students.

The Association of College and Research Libraries and the American Association for Higher Education invite you to participate in a survey about current activities in information literacy education at institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this survey is to collect various practices so that higher education institutions and associations can better serve their constituents.

Please choose a person who is familiar with the practices on your campus regarding education for information literacy. That person will need to spend less than fifteen minutes in responding to this survey. The survey can be completed by accessing the URL

www.ala.org/acrl/surveys/infosurvey.html

We are requesting that respondents complete the survey by May 18, 2001. If you have any questions or problems with the form, please contact Consultants for Information Literacy at 1-877-804-1636.

On behalf of our organizations, thank you for your participation in this national data-gathering effort. The results of the survey, which will be available on the ACRL website by mid-June, will help you compare your practices with those of others across the United States and help us to serve you even better as you assure the information literacy of your students.

Sincerely,

Yolanda Moses
President, AAHE

Althea Jenkins