Information Competence: A University-Wide Responsibility
AS-2409-98/AA - March 5-6, 1998
RESOLVED: That the Academic
Senate of the California State University endorse the position paper on
"Information
Competence" (attached) and recommend it to campus senates as a
guide as they develop a comprehensive information competence program; and
be it further
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU recognize that the development of
skills and knowledge in information competence is a university-wide responsibility
and urge the Chancellor and campus presidents fiscally to support faculty
development programs in information competence; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU urge campus senates to develop a
university-wide comprehensive program in information competence to ensure
that all CSU graduates are able to locate, retrieve, organize, critically
evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and communicate information in a cohesive
and logical manner; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU urge campus senates to consider the
following recommendations as they develop a comprehensive university-wide
policy on information competence:
a. Development of skills and knowledge in information competence
is a responsibility shared by the instructional and library faculty;
b. Information competence should be an integral part of the curriculum;
c. The fundamentals of information competence should be introduced at the
freshmen level and the skills and knowledge in information competence should
be further developed and applied in general education coursework; and
d. Information competence skills should be reinforced and enhanced in the
major;
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU urge the Intersegmental Committee
of the Academic Senates, the Chancellor, the General Education-Breadth Committee
and campuses to work closely with colleagues in the California Community
Colleges in fostering the development of information competence skills in
the general education coursework offered in the community colleges.
RATIONALE: Many CSU campuses are developing integrated curricular offerings
in information competence. In fact, the CSU has funded many campus and multi-campus
information competence projects over the past three years. Few campuses,
however, have developed a comprehensive program in information competence
to ensure that all graduates have mastered the requisite skills and knowledge
in locating, retrieving, organizing, critically evaluating, analyzing, synthesizing
and communicating information in a cohesive and logical manner.
The Academic Senate CSU, in its position paper, "Information Competence"
(May 1998), stresses the need for a comprehensive university-wide program
in information competence, provides definitions and components of skills
and knowledge to be developed in an information competence program, and
recommends a number of issues to be considered by campuses in developing
and implementing a program in information competence.
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY – May 7-8, 1998
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