The Information Literacy Framework: Case Studies of Successful Implementation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538121436)

Heidi Julien is a professor in the Department of Information Science at the University at Buffalo. She holds an MLIS degree from the University of Alberta and a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on digital and information literacy, and information behavior. She has received grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and she has published and presented her work in a range of venues. She is a past-president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and a past-president of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Melissa Gross is a professor in the School of Information at Florida State University and a past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998 and was awarded the prestigious American Association of University Women Recognition Award for Emerging Scholars in 2001. She teaches and does research in the areas of Information seeking behavior, resources for youth, research methods, the evaluation of library programs and services, information literacy, and teacher and librarian collaboration. She has published extensively in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and is author, co-author, or co-editor of ten books. Don Latham is a professor in the School of Information at Florida State University. He holds an MLIS degree from Florida State University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Georgia. His research focuses on information literacy, information literacy instruction, and information practices of young adults. He is the recipient of research grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Online Computer Library Center and the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and the FSU Council on Research and Creativity. He has published numerous journal articles on information literacy among college undergraduates.