Dear Professionals, Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a National Research Study by the Information School, University of Washington. This project aims at furthering the study of Information Literacy. PIL Progress Report is released, with the title "Finding Context: What Today's College Students Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age". The Progress Report concludes, "Research seems to be far more difficult to conduct in the digital age than it did in previous times". According to Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael B. Eisenberg (Co-directors), PIL Progress Report shares "some of the perceptions that led to this conclusion and several of the trends in problem-solving strategies that have emerged. The findings and analysis presented here should not be viewed as complete, but rather as part of our ongoing research that will be explored further and tested more rigorously". Though this project is US-based, hope it will serve as a reference resource for Information Literacy initiatives across the Globe. Regards, Dr. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India From: Alison J. Head [mailto:ajhead1@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:27 AM To: ajhead1@u.washington.edu Subject: Project Information Literacy Progress Report: Officially Released! Hi, We write to tell you that the Project http://projectinfolit.org/progress/ Information Literacy Progress Report is released and available. Just click the link and read. (The report is also posted on the PIL Web Site). The 18-page report presents findings and analysis (so far) from our 2008 fall student discussion groups, held on seven U.S. campuses with 86 college students. In our data, you may find some things that you already know. But there may be others, we hope that surprise you and spark your own thoughts and new ideas. This spring, our research will continue with a large-scale student survey administered on three U.S. campuses. So, give it a read when you get the chance. Also, help us spread the word by sending on this link to anyone you think may be interested. In the meantime, if you no longer want to receive findings reports about the study or if you have received this email in duplicate, please let us know. We will make sure your email address is removed from our database. Many thanks again for your continued interest and support. Best, - Alison and Mike -- Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael B. Eisenberg, Ph.D. ______________________________ Co-Directors and Co-Principal Investigators Project Information Literacy | http://projectinfolit.org The Information School | University of Washington ajhead1@u.washington.edu mbe@u.washington.edu ***************************************** It's official, view our latest PIL video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKI7yOl8nQY ______________________________