Navigating the Information Literacy Maze at WeTALC Campuses

1. Mapping Through the MazeStatus of Information Literacy on WeTALC Campuses

2. Welcome! • Staff Introductions • Guest Introductions

3. Program Overview • To provide an information sharing opportunity among WeTALC institutions focusing on the status of information literacy on campus.

4. LeMoyne-Owen College Instructional Model • Bibliographic Instruction-one shot classes by request • Freshman Faculty • Informal one-one one tutorials • Completed a proposal, program transformation in process

5. Characteristics of a Successful IL Program • Goals and objectives closely connect with academic programs, departments, and the college as a whole. • Administrative and institutional support. • Articulation with the curriculum • Collaboration • Pedagogy • Evaluation/Assessment

6. Information LiteracyThe Campus View • Does your campus have a formal information literacy program? • What is the status of information literacy on your campus? • Describe your current model of instruction (if you don’t have an information literacy program). • Describe how your program started and its current status (if you have a formal program)

7. ILLI InformationTips on Starting an Information Literacy Program • Start small (work with one faculty, one class, one group -athletes). • Develop a new marketing campaign for library services. • Ask to speak at faculty department meetings and get on schedule for faculty development classes.

8. Challenges • What major challenges do you face in building your program? • Who supports your program internal to the library? • Who supports your program external to the library? • Do you have a budget for your program? • What obstacles do you think you will face developing an information literacy program on your campus?

9. ILLIInformation Literacy Program Challenges • Budget • Staff (no designated staff for Information Literacy). • Lack of faculty support/collaboration • Implementation

10. Faculty Outreach/Collaborations • How do you reach out to faculty? OR How do you plan to reach out to faculty? • Have you implemented programs to address the information literacy needs of faculty? OR How do you plan to address the information needs of faculty? • Have you worked with faculty in developing assignments?

11. Administrative Outreach/Support • Do you have the support of administrators? • How do administrators support your program?

12. ILLIHow Can Faculty Support an IL Program? • Assign research based assignments. • Join forces with librarians as instructional partners • Become familiar with library resources and services • Assist with collection development by recommending titles and providing current syllabi

13. ILLIHow Can Administrators Support an IL Program? • Incorporate information literacy in the institution’s mission, strategic plan, policies, and procedures. • Provide funding to establish and ensure ongoing support for facilities, resources, staff, and professional development opportunities. • Communicate support for the program and encourages collaboration among disciplinary faculty, librarians, and other relevant staff.

14. Assessment/Evaluation • What assessment instrument do you currently use? OR What assessment do you plan to use in your program? • Will you assess a particular group? • Has your library considered purchasing one of the standardized tests available from such companies as ETS?

15. ILLIAssessment/Evaluation-ETS • ETS/iskills assessment doesn’t focus on information literacy skills entirely. A large portion of the test focuses on computer skills. • 3 Hour Test • Must be proctored • Must be administered using ETS software

16. ILLIAssessment/Evaluation-SAILS • 35 minutes • Based on ACRL • 45 test questions • Does not assess skills per assessment expert