Grants and Initiatives
IL Mini Grant Program
Since 1995, the CSU has been a leader in the advancement of information literacy, with the goal of having CSU students be competent and comfortable producers, critical evaluators, and consumers of information, a vital skills set for our information society. In 2001, once again, the CSU took a leadership role, partnering with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and other institutions of higher education, to develop iSkills ™ (formerly the ICT Literacy Assessment). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy is an important corollary to information literacy, with its emphasis on acquiring skills to solve information problems using sources in digital formats.
2006-2008 Call for Proposals (PDF Document)
List of Grants Awarded for 2006-2008 (.XLS Document)
2006-2008 Grants (All Documents are in PDF)
- Channel Islands - Information Competence Assessment Using First Year and Upper Division Writing Samples
- Long Beach - Planning for Student Success: University-wide information competence curriculum development
- Los Angeles – School of Nursing Information Competence Initiative
- Los Angeles – PALS (Partnership of Academic Learning and Success)
- Sacramento – “Project Baseline”: Information Literacy Study and Assessment of CSU Sacramento Freshmen Programs
- San Jose - Developing and Assessing a Freshman Library Program at SJSU: the Metropolitan University Scholar Experience
- Sonoma State University
2006-2007 Grants (All Documents are in PDF)
- Los Angeles - Enhancing Business Student Information Competence
- Los Angeles - Integration and Assessment of Information for Liberal Studies
- Northridge- Information Competence in Astronomy and Space Science
- Maritime Academy - Using ICT Literacy Assessment to Evaluate and Enhance Information and Communication Technology Initiative at the California Maritime Academy
- San Diego - E-Competency: Integrating Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) within the Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation Curriculum
- San Francisco - Integrating Information Competence into First-Year Experience Program at San Francisco State University
- San Marcos – Assessing a First Year Experience Information Literacy Instruction Program within the General Education Program
2004 Grants (Word Document)
iSkills Assessment
iSkills ™ (formerly the ICT Literacy Assessment) is an innovative scenario- and web-based test to assess students’ skills in information and communication technology (ICT) literacy. The assessment, developed by ETS in partnership with the CSU and other universities, contains interactive and realistic simulations of information resources and applications such as the Web, article databases, and spreadsheeting and word processing to track and evaluate how students actually go about solving problems with information technology. It provides group- level diagnostic information for the key ICT proficiencies needed for success in higher education and beyond in the work environment. It encompasses both the technical skills and cognitive information literacy abilities needed to effectively access, evaluate and use information from a wide range of resources. For more information on iSkills ™ go to http://www.ets.org/iskills.
Testing may occur at any time during the year. Score results are issued to individual students as well as to institutions to provide diagnostic information on the seven subcomponents of ICT literacy. Costs of the testing will be supported by the Office of the Chancellor for 2008 - 2009. For more information about the assessment or to participate in a test administration, contact Stephanie Brasley, email sbrasley@calstate.edu.
2006 CARL Conference Presentation (PDF Document)
ETS Collaborates with CSU to Assess 21st Century Skills
Learning Objects/Tutorials Initiative
Monthly Updates
Learning Objects Update April 20008 (PDF Document)
In Spring, 2007, Information Literacy coordinators were surveyed about the basic components of their information literacy/competency programs, strengths, challenges, and accomplishments. Here is a snapshot as of that date.
Other CSU Grants & Initiatives
Academic Technology Services Initiatives
The CSU System is supporting a number of initiatives to support campus planning and implementation of academic technology services. You can learn more about these initiatives at: www.calstate.edu/ats
Transforming Course Design
Grants & Initiatives - Beyond CSU
Libraries @ CalState
Providing Exceptional Service, Advancing Student Success, Supporting Faculty Research
Current Issue
Vol. 4, No. 1, Fall 2007 | Download print version (.pdf)
Past Issues
Vol. 3 No. 1, Spring 2005 (.pdf)
Treasures of the CSU
Vol. 2 No. 1, Fall 2003 (.pdf)
Libraries for the 21st Century
Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 2002 (.pdf)
Electronic Services and Electronic Resources in a Collaborative Environment
Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 2002 (.pdf)
Information Competence