Measuring Library Impacts through First Year Course Assessment
This study shows the value of library instruction in the building of first-year students’ information literacy skills and it illustrates librarians as partners in leading student learning outcome assessment. Using research papers from a required first-year course, raters from units across the instit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Communications in Information Literacy
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Communications in Information Literacy |
| Online Access: | http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/23226 |
| Summary: | This study shows the value of library instruction in the building of first-year students’ information literacy skills and it illustrates librarians as partners in leading student learning outcome assessment. Using research papers from a required first-year course, raters from units across the institution evaluated student information literacy (IL) skill development. Students performed at a “Proficient First Year” level for most information literacy skill areas. The authors found there was a significant correlation between IL skill development and participation in one or more library instruction sessions. For this reason, the authors posit that liaison librarians are in a stronger and more stable collaborative position when they can demonstrate that their work has positive correlations with student learning. |
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| ISSN: | 1933-5954 1933-5954 |