Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty

Authors

Jake R. Carlson, Purdue UniversityFollow
Michael Fosmire, Purdue UniversityFollow
Chris Miller, Purdue UniversityFollow
Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue UniversityFollow

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Abstract

Researchers increasingly need to integrate the disposition, management and curation of their data into their current workflows. However, it is not yet clear to what extent faculty and students are sufficiently prepared to take on these responsibilities. This paper articulates the need for a data information literacy program (DIL) to prepare students to engage in such an “e-research” environment. Assessments of faculty interviews and student performance in a geoinformatics course provide complementary sources of information, which are then filtered through the perspective of ACRL’s information literacy competency standards to produce a draft set of outcomes for a data information literacy program.

Keywords

data, information, literacy, instruction, education, students, management, curation

Date of this Version

2011

Recommended Citation

Carlson, Jake R.; Fosmire, Michael; Miller, Chris; and Sapp Nelson, Megan R., "Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty" (2011). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 23.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/23