Thursday, December 29, 2022

New Jersey, USA, Senate approves information literacy bill

The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) announced that on November 21 the New Jersey Senate (USA) approved the S588/A4169 Information Literacy Bill. This directs the State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy. "Information literacy content would include: The research process and how information is created and produced; Critical thinking and using information resources; Research methods, including the difference between primary and secondary sources; The difference between facts, points of view, and opinion; Accessing peer-reviewed print and digital library resources; The economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information; and The ethical production of information." You can download the bill at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S588 and there is a press release here.

Photo by Sheila Webber: the wreath at no 29, December 2022

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