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A Double Shot of Information Literacy Instruction at a Community College
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Henry, Jo; Glauner, Dana; Lefoe, Grant – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2015
This study analyzes the effectiveness of implementing four information literacy sessions within two different English classes in a community college setting. The study found significant improvement in the comfort level of students starting, researching, and writing papers. Additionally, students showed an increased understanding in areas of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Program Effectiveness
Creating Sustainable Assessment through Collaboration: A National Program Reveals Effective Practices. Occasional Paper #31
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Malenfant, Kara J.; Brown, Karen – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2017
Meaningful and sustained assessment is best achieved when a campus unit takes a collaborative leadership role to work with other departments, offices, and groups. Simply developing and implementing assessment in isolation and for the unit itself is not enough. While the value of collaboration among diverse campus constituents is widely recognized,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Leadership Role, Program Design, Program Implementation
Contemporary Instructor-Librarian Collaboration: A Case Study of an Online Embedded Librarian Implementation
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Edwards, Mary E.; Black, Erik W. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
This paper reports the results of a case study evaluation of an embedded librarian project at a large, land-grant, research institution. The case is comprised of learners who are full-time academic health care professionals enrolled in an online graduate educational technology program. The mixed methods methodology focused on assessing the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Literacy, Evidence, Library Instruction
Assessing an Institution-Wide Information Fluency Program: Commitment, Plan, and Purposes
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Beile, Penny M. – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
University of Central Florida faculty and administrators recently endorsed a library-initiated proposal to integrate information fluency across the curriculum. The information fluency proposal was drafted in response to a university-wide call for proposals for a quality enhancement plan, which is a requirement for reaffirmation by the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Literacy, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Library Instruction Workbook for the Sciences for Use in Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Pilot Study, Final Report.
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1980
Freshman botany students, graduate students, and student library assistants participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of a self-paced workbook on learning library skills in searching science literature and to determine staff and funding requirements to run larger scale instructional programs. The botany students comprised four groups.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, Costs, Higher Education
Feasibility Study: Library Instruction in Specific Science Disciplines Using the Self-Paced Workbook Adapted to Departmental Needs, Mitchell Memorial Library, Fall 1981.
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1981
Student library assistants and undergraduate and graduate students from agricultural and biological engineering, biological sciences, and entomology participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of instructional materials adapted to specific science disciplines for developing practical skills in the use of library resources. All students…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, College Students, Costs