Syracuse University

Syracuse University will further develop the nationally recognized Web-based resource, S.O.S. for Information Literacy. S.O.S is an innovative standards-based approach to improving K-16 information literacy teaching and learning through a freely accessible teaching support system. School librarians nationwide have indicated a need for resources that are searchable on both their state content standards and the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) new national standards, Standards for the 21st Century Learner. They also need training support for effectively using these resources. This project will meet these needs by expanding S.O.S ‘s structure and contents to include the new national and state-level content standards, and provide examples of these standards in action with lesson plans, teaching ideas, videos, and other materials.