New Research Article: “Measuring Library Impacts through First Year Course Assessment”

The following article was recently published by Communications for Information Literacy.
Title
Measuring Library Impacts through First Year Course Assessment
Source
Communications for Information Literacy
Vol. 11, No. 2
Authors
Holly Luetkenhaus
Oklahoma State University
Erin Hvizdak
Washington State University
Corey Johnson
Washington State University
Nicholas Schiller
Washington State University Vancouver
Source
DOI: 10.15760/comminfolit.2017.11.2.6
Abstract

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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