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Information Literacy @ ASU - Background Information
The positions of Assistant Professor of Information Literacy are part of The Access and Workforce Development initiative from funds available through Proposition 301, a voter-approved measure to support science and technology research initiatives at the university and K-12 levels. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty have been hired in Family and Human Development, Chicana and Chicano Studies, English, Geography, History, Geology, and Languages and Literatures.
According to the 2002 Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) Annual Report put out by the Arizona Board of Regents, the Access and Workforce Development Initiative provides support to:
- Increase access to educational programs that will equip Arizona citizens with the skills necessary to compete in the New Economy.
- Lower barriers of time and space that restrict some of our citizens from full participation in the New Economy.
- Improve the efficiency of Arizona’s higher education system by raising retention and graduation rates.
- Address Arizona’s workforce development needs with particular emphasis on the science, math, engineering, and technology fields.
The Information Literacy hires in CLAS are part of the ITATC (Information Technology Across the Curriculum) initiative, and are charged with ensuring "that all ASU undergraduates, regardless of major, have the opportunity to acquire technical skills that complement their discipline specific knowledge."
For further information on the impact of Proposition 301 monies on science and technology research at ASU, check out the study by the Morrison Institute for Public Policy: