https://faculty.washington.edu/jwj/lis521/colon%20wikipedia.pdf

"You Just Type in What You Are Looking for": Undergraduates' Use of Library Resources vs. Wikipedia.

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=scua_finding_aid_all

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), Applications Files

Purpose – This paper aims to report on how a close collaboration between librarian and instructor made it possible for an existing course assignment to organically evolve into an information literacy assessment, overcoming some of the impediments educators confront in assessing student learning. In addition, the paper seeks to discuss how assessment with realistic scenarios requiring actual research helped to highlight deficiencies in skills and critical thinking, a method known as “authentic assessment”. Results from a pilot and the formal assessment are included.Design/methodology/approach – A six‐question pre‐ and post‐test “authentic assessment” was piloted with 60 students, then administered to 43 students. Other journalism instructors and librarians reviewed the questions for validity. A detailed scoring rubric was used, with the authors reviewing each other's work for reliability.Findings – Of students completing both tests, 80 percent showed an average improvement of 47 percent, and average scores...

Assessing organically: turning an assignment into an assessment

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the literature on information literacy and library instruction from 2001‐2010 published in the annual, comprehensive topical bibliography published in Reference Services Review.Design/methodology/approach – The authors examined 3,527 articles contained in the annual bibliography from 2001‐2010 and identified 2,052 which appeared in peer‐reviewed journals. Using the 2,052 articles identified as peer reviewed, the authors then determined the location of the primary author, the journal that published the article, whether the journal was from the discipline of library science, what type of research the article contained, and the key themes present.Findings – The number of articles in peer‐reviewed journals has grown substantially over the ten‐year period. Most articles (70 percent) were published by authors residing in the USA, but articles from Asia and Africa are now being seen on a more consistent basis. Reference Services Review has published the most arti...

Trends in the literature on library instruction and information literacy, 2001‐2010

This article investigates the value, and perceptions of value, of academic libraries to teaching and research staff by examining working relationships between libraries and academic departments in universities. Eight case studies were undertaken in the US, the UK and Scandinavia. Primary findings were analysed and triangulated with a series of short surveys to ascertain whether they resonated with other librarians’ experiences. The article offers examples of good practice in the area of partnership building for academic libraries to improve their value to, or perceptions of value by, teaching and research staff, as well as raise their profile and better market their services to this category of users. Those examples may be of interest to fellow library practitioners and researchers interested in exploring further library-faculty interaction and collaboration.

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Improving perceptions of value to teaching and research staff: The next challenge for academic libraries

The purpose of this article is to provide a literature review of articles that include examples of academic librarians collaborating with faculty for the integration of information literacy instruction into faculty members' courses. This literature review is international in scope and reviews articles published from 2000 through 2009. Also discussed are the transition from bibliographic instruction to information literacy, information literacy requirements, and relevant Association of College & Research Libraries documents.

Working Together: Academic Librarians and Faculty Collaborating to Improve Students' Information Literacy Skills: A Literature Review 2000–2009

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an annotated bibliography of resources on the topic of academic librarians collaborating with English composition faculty and instructors for the implementation of information literacy instruction into English composition courses.Design/methodology/approach – In order to find relevant resources for the bibliography, the author consulted a library catalog, the WorldCat database, to find books not available in the local library, and databases to find journal articles. Databases consulted include a general database, an information science‐related database, and a library and information science‐related database.Findings – Whenever librarians collaborate with English composition faculty for information literacy, students' information literacy skills are improved.Research limitations/implications – This bibliography is limited to the time period 1998‐2007. Articles and books published before 1998 are not included. Also, popular magazines articles and newspapers ...

Academic librarian and English composition instructor collaboration: A selective annotated bibliography 1998‐2007

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Collaborations Between Academic Libraries and Other Campus Departments: An Annotated Bibliography 2007 - 2017

Library theft has been a problem for many academic libraries and has involved various types of resources, including special collections resources. The theft of special collections resources is a serious problem that needs to be dealt with. The purpose of this article is to provide the results of a survey regarding library theft in the special collections areas of academic libraries in the United States. It is hoped that library and special collections administrators will benefit from the information presented in this article.

An Investigation of Special Collections Library Theft

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Teaching Information Literacy at Delta State University

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