Information Literacy Accreditation Mandates: What They Mean for Faculty and Librarians.

Thompson, Gary B.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Information Literacy Accreditation Mandates: What They Mean for Faculty and Librarians.

Thompson, Gary B.

Library Trends, v51 n2 p218-41 Fall 2002

Discusses mandates that regional accreditation agencies have established for higher education institutions to implement information literacy programs and to assess resultant learning outcomes, calling for a shift in library instruction paradigms at many institutions. Focuses on cooperation between faculty and librarians to include information literacy skills in syllabi and curricula. (Contains 56 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Instruction

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