Updated Information Ethics & Literacy E-Pathfinder

Title of the Topic:
“Information Literacy and Ethics for Middle and High School Students and Teachers”

Scope: The E-Pathfinder is designed to provide subject-based guides to resources on information literacy and information ethics. The E-Pathfinder resources include brief annotations, which are intended to inform teachers, to guide instruction, and to be used by middle and high school students. The E-Pathfinder topics include: Academic Honesty, Assessment Criteria, Computer Ethics, Copyright and Fair Use, Ethical Codes, Evaluation of Information Resources, Information Literacy Standards, Intellectual Property, Internet Research, Piracy, Social Responsibility, and Use of Electronic Communication Tools.

Targeted Audience: Resources for middle and high school teachers and their students, concerning information literacy and ethical issues related to information resources and the access and use of information in a variety of formats. The purpose of the E-Pathfinder is to assist teachers in helping middle and high school students develop information literacy while becoming proficient and responsible users of information resources, information technology, and information systems.

E-Pathfinder Blog Resource: http://infoethicsandlit.blogspot.com/
The “Information Literacy and Ethics” blog is an ongoing project, which includes resources to relevant information organized in subject categories and indexed by keyword and topic.

E-Pathfinder Website Resource: http://rightuse.info/
The “Information Literacy and Ethics” website is an ongoing project, providing a subject-based pathfinder to information resources organized by category.

Introduction:
“Information Literacy and Ethics for Middle and High School Students and Teachers” provides a collaborative forum, information pathfinders, information literacy tutorials, and selected resources concerning ethical research practices and the ethical use of information in all formats.

Subjects:

Academic Dishonesty
Abundant Cheating

A Critical Campus Concern, Information Ethics

Academic Dishonesty

Definitions of Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism

Legal Aspects of Academic Dishonesty

Assessing Information Literacy

Big6 Turbo Tools

TILT

Webquests and Information Literacy: A Collaborative, Active Approach to Learning

Critical Thinking

iReading + iWriting + iThinking + T/n = L3

Code of Ethics for Educators

A Blogger's Code of Ethics

ALA Code of Ethics

A Short Webliography on Computer Ethics for Philosophers

Code of Information Ethics

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

InfoLit Standards

Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

Information and Learning

3 Doors to InfoLiteracy

Information Literacy Readings

Information Literacy Forum

Information Literacy Links

Information Literacy Portals

Information Literacy Tools

Information Ethics

Applied Ethics Resources on WWW

Information Ethics Problem of the Month

Information Ethics Tutorial

National Forum on Information Literacy

Open Directory: Computers, Ethics

Resources on Computer and Ethics

Ten Commandments Of Computer Ethics

Information Literacy and Learning

About Information Literacy

ACRL Information Literacy

Information Literacy

Information Literacy and Access to Resources

Information Literacy Weblog

Information Literacy Models

"The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy" Model

What is information literacy?

Information Literacy Skills

Lessons for developing skills in the areas of:

Questioning

Identifying & Collecting

Evaluating

Sensemaking

Reflecting & Refining

Using

Assessing

21st Century Information Fluency Project

Intellectual Freedom

ALA Intellectual Freedom Statements and Policies

Censorship and Intellectual Freedom FAQs

Censorship, the Internet, Intellectual Freedom, and Youth

Democracy and Intellectual Freedom

Intellectual Freedom and Censorship

Professional Guidelines

"Simulated Intellectual Freedom Debate"

Intellectual Property

Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright, Privacy, and Intellectual Property

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

ithenticate

Research Resources

Turnitin

Understanding Copyrights

What Is Plagiarism?

Internet Ethics

Applied Ethics Resources on WWW

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School

Computer Literacy

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

A Critical Campus Concern, Information Ethics

Internet Research Ethics

The Internet, Ethics, Plagiarism, and AUPs

Internet Ethics: Oxymoron or Orthodoxy?

An Online Interactive Course in Internet Ethics

Resources on Computer and Ethics

Teaching Internet Ethics to Teens

Open Courseware

Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources

Open Directory Project

Piracy

Anti-Piracy

The Free Software Foundation

Software Piracy

Types of Piracy

Website Evaluation

Website Evaluation Criteria

Website Evaluation Tutorial



Print Reference Sources:

American Association of School Libraries. (1998). Information power: Building partnerships for learning (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Birk, J. & Hunt, F. (2003). Hands-on information literacy activities. New York: Neal-Schumann.

Brevik, P.S. (1998). Student learning in the information age. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Eisenberg, M.B., Lowe, C.A., & Spitzer, K.L. (2004). Essential skills for the information age (2nd ed.) . Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Harris, F. J. (2005). I found it on the Internet: Coming of age online. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Hughes-Hassell, S. & Wheelock, A. (2001). Information-powered school. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Lessig, L. (2002). The future of ideas: The fate of the commons in a connected world. New York: Random House.

Loertscher, D.B., & Wools, B. (2002). Information literacy: A review of the research. San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Publishing.

Riedling, A.M., & Eisenberg, M.B. (2002). Learning to learn: A guide to becoming information literate. New York: Neal-Shumann.

Riedling, A.M. (2004). Information literacy: What does it look like in the school library media center. Portsmouth, NH: Libraries Unlimited.

Simpson, C. (Ed.). (2003). Ethics in school librarianship: A reader. Worthington, OH: Linworth.

Spinello, R.A., & Tavani, H.T. (2004). Readings in cyberethics (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Tavani, H.T. (2004). Ethics & technology: Ethical issues in an age of information and communication technology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley $ Sons.

Thomas, N.P. (2004). Information literacy and information skills instruction: Applying research to practice in the school library media center. (2nd ed.)

Warlick, D.F. (2004). Redefining literacy for the 21st century. Worthington, OH: Linworth.

Woodbury, M.C. (2003). Computer and information ethics. Champaign, IL: Stipes.