ALA links. The American Libraries Association provides an excellent listing of WWW sites dealing with information literacy from many different angles. Comprehensive with many links to recent research Information Literacy ; Information Power slideshow - http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_powerpoint.html

The Education Network of Australia (EdNA) has a separate category for Information Literacy - a comprehensive and vetted list of links, including other process models such as 8Ws and sites on plagiarism and how to combat it. http://www.edna.edu.au/go/browse/0:schooled:resources:crosscurr:informlit?Viewmode=ViewFulls&start=1#resulttab

Information Literacy - Sources of Information . An impressive list from Skövde University Library, focussed on information literacy in Higher Education. http://www.his.se/bib/enginfolit.shtml#art

WWW Virtual Library - Information Literacy . Find links to a variety of web pages relating to information literacy and libraries. http://goose.ycp.edu/~gszczyrb/vlib/

The theories & research

TIP: The Theories. Useful reference for a wide range of learning theories. http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/theories.html
See also http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/concepts.html (Learning concepts) and http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/domains.html (Learning domains) 

World Lecture Hall - Library and Information Science. Useful list of courses and sites
http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/

Techniques for Creative Thinking. Includes 6 thinking hats, mindmapping etc.
http://www.ozemail.com/~caveman/Creative/Techniques/

Information Literacy and Teacher Education. ERIC Digest, 1998
ED424231 98 Information Literacy and Teacher Education. ERIC Digest.

The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field : a Preliminary Summary of the Research. A comprehensive review and summary of research in this field. A little dated now - 1997
http://witloof.sjsu.edu/courses/250.loertscher/modelloer.html

Research on the information process . Last updated 19th May, 2001 NSW Part of an excellent site by New South Wales (Australia) Teacher Librarian organisation. http://www.nswtl.net/info/research/infolit.htm

Better Information Literacy . Pulls together current research about information literacy instruction as well as about cognitive approaches to instruction in general. The purpose of the report is to elucidate how information literacy supports effective learning.
http://www.mdk12.org/interact/search.html Then enter "information literacy" . Site updated 2002.

Comparison of Information Skills Process Models. Summarises and neatly compares models from Eisenberg & Berkowitz (Big6), Kalthau, Irving, Pitts/Stripling and finally a model credited to NSW but one which is used throughout Australia.
http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=87

Information Literacy: An international review of programs and research . A paper presented by Christine Bruce at the 1999 LIANZA conference in Auckland. http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/conf99/bruce.htm

Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: a Review of the Research Report for the Australian School Library Association by Michele Lonsdale. Australian Council for Educational Research, March 2003. The very latest review....and the news is not good! http://www.asla.org.au/research/index.htm The annotated bibliography will point to many more Australian and international sources and studies.

Standards & benchmarks

Essential Skills for Information Literacy:  Washington Library Media Association
1996. Includes benchmarks and standards based on the Big6 skills. http://www.wlma.org/Instruction/infolit.htm

Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines . Updated 2000. http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/infocurr/infolit.html

ASI Library Media Center. Information and resources about the Big6, standards and benchmarks. http://ww.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/alta/lmc

Information Literacy Standards from Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)
2001. http://www.anu.edu.au/caul/caul-doc/InfoLitStandards2001.doc

Information Literacy in electronic environments: fantasies, facts and futures .Dr Ross Todd, 2000 IATUL Conference http://educate.lib.chalmers.se/iatul/proceedcontents/qutpap/todd_full.html Other interesting presentations at the same conference: http://educate.lib.chalmers.se/iatul/proceedcontents/cvol10.html

Information Literacy . Links to USA sites on assessment rubrics and standards as well as practical lessons. Updated 2002. http://www.wlma.org/Instruction/infolit.htm Information Literacy debate. Dr Ross Todd provokes discussion of Information Literacy as a deficit model. ALIAinfolit, October 2000. http://www.alia.org.au/sigs/infolit/debate.topic/index.html

Creativity Web - Resources for Creativity and Innovation.
The Creativity Web is a resource center giving you information to help you become more creative. Resources are numerous and include books, software, and techniques. Additional resources are included to stimulate your thinking: quotations, affirmations and humour. http://www.ozemail.com/~caveman/Creative/Techniques/

The practice

Information Literacy at Palmerston District Primary School . Barbara Braxton's site closely aligns specisfic skills and learning outcomes with the Information Process. Geared to K-7 schools in Australia. Check the further reading list of links. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/resource_centre/info_lit/intro.htm

Linking for learning - Literacy. Another Australian TL - Camilla Elliott - has produced her own site that lists many links related to all forms of literacy including information literacy. http://www.linkingforlearning.com/literacy/index.html

Information Literacy & Library policies . EdNA's TL community has a sub-strand where TLs can share such items as information literacy continuums - 'finger on the pulse' type of information for TLs. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page2521.html

Building Information Literacy . A well-designed site that not only provides much information but also a tool to create and edit your own projects: three types of resource-based learning activities that can be created: Web-Based Projects, Author Study, and Learning Stations/Projects. Created by and for educators in the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1997/8 http://www.edu.pe.ca/bil/bil.asp?ch0.s1.gdtx

Information Skills Resources from the International Association of School Libraries (IASL) including many already listed here. http://www.iasl-slo.org/infoskills.html

Information Literacy at the University of Wollongong . Launched May 2003. Based on CAUL standards. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/about/planning/infolit/index.html

KidSolutions - teacher and student resources for problem-based learning. http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/aseaton/kidsolutions/

Research Skills. This website has been developed to help teachers to:-

• pose open ended questions and activities that invite curiosity, exploration 
  and manipulation of ideas and materials across the curriculum 
• expose students to creative individuals and their work 
• emphasize the production of ideas and products by children
• teach strategies for creative and critical thinking and
  actively involving the children in their learning. 

A comprehensive Australian site developed by Jane Carr. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/

Information Literacy, the Information Process and Resource Based Learning by another South Australian, Jackie Miers. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/infolit/infolit2.html

Wrapping Up Research : Teaching Information Skills for the Middle Years of Schooling
Dept.Ed. in Victoria, Australia. Last updated 1999. http://www.highlands.vic.edu.au/research/index.html

INFO ZONE - Original site created March, 1995 | Updated January, 2001 
Assiniboine South School Division. Links to skills required at different stages of information process + More Information Skills Sites. 
http://www.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca/infozone/index.htm

Nueva Library Research . An excellent site, cited on many lists, dealing with skills and strategies for research. http://NuevaSchool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html

Big6 assignment organiser . An online tool based on the Big6.
http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/Assignment%20organizer.htm

Information Management Skills. A simple matrix that collapses the 6 stages of the Information Process into 3. http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/ss/ss97.htm

Module Maker . An online tool from Jamie Mackenzie. Revised 2000. http://questioning.org/module/module.html

Noodletools. Excellent online tools - NoodleBib [bibliographies] and NoodleQuest. http://www.noodletools.com/

Information Literacy: Search Strategies, Tools & Resources. ERIC
Digest, 1998. By Ercegovac & Yamasaki. http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed421178.html

The Graphic Organiser. Home of Inspiration software, this site also provides many useful online resources for students to learn from. http://www.graphic.org/

University Wisconsin Information Literacy resources. Guides and other useful links. http://www.uwec.edu/Library/resources.html

KidsClick! Worlds of Web Searching New York State Library 1999
Kid friendly guide to the internet. http://www.worldsofsearching.org/

The ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web. Online advice on evaluation of web sites. http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.html

Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context. ERIC Digest, 1996. By Eisenberg & Johnson. http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed392463.html

ALIA Information Literacy Forum : fosters a common understanding of and advocates for information literacy within ALIA and the general community. http://www.alia.org.au/groups/infolit/

CRA . Home of ILPO [ Information Literacy Planning Overview ] which won the SIRS commendation award from IASL. These 2 Queensland teacher librarians also produced ILPETS. research organisers and posters etc. http://www.capraryan.com.au/index.htm

Information Literacy Program . Implementation of CapraRyan's ILPO programme at an Australian school. http://www.minimbahss.qld.edu.au/programs/ilpo.htm#downpl

Information Literacy Programme at Kormilda College, Australia. Provides 3 levels of standards. http://www.kormilda.nt.edu.au/KICpages/Infolit/infopol.htm#TOC

A STUDENT GUIDE TO PREPARING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS. A student friendly guide to basic research skills, based on the Information Process. http://www.nudgee.com/library/student_guides.htm

Assessment of RBL
Closely links RBL with authentic assessment.
http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/success_mspap/general/projectbetter/information_literacy/il-42-43.html