University of Tasmania, Australia

The Policy on Generic Attributes of Graduates at the University of Tasmania requires all students to graduate with a set of generic attributes that include:

• Knowledge
• Communication Skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Global Perspective
• Social Responsibility

Information skills underpin these UTAS Graduate Attributes- they enable individuals to recognise when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. 

The UTAS Information Literacy Policy defines information literacy and aims to ensure that all students in the University of Tasmania develop information skills.

Liaison Librarians collaborate with faculties to embed information skills within units and thus ensure that these skills are developed through learning outcomes and assessment tasks. The UTAS Information Literacy framework is currently under review.
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Links to information and resources

• Undergraduate info skills pathway  proposes basic workshops and an incremental approach to developing students' information skills .
• Teaching & Learning resources
• Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework (PDF 388KB) derived, with permission, from the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Information literacy competency standards for higher education.