Librarians Matter! Impact on First-Year Information Literacy Skills at 5 Colleges

Authors

M. Sara Lowe, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Char Booth, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Sean M. Stone, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Natalie Tagge, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Alexandra Chappell, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Gale Burrow, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow

Department/Program

Claremont Colleges Library

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-2014

Abstract

This poster reports results of an assessment of student writing from the first-year seminar/experience programs at five separate undergraduate colleges. Papers (n=416) were coded by level of librarian involvement in the class, and then scored using an Information Literacy rubric. Results indicate that students in courses with higher librarian involvement demonstrate better IL skills (that are statistically significant) than those in courses with low involvement.

Comments

Poster presented at American Library Association Annual Conference (2014) as part of Assessment In Action program.

Rights Information

© 2014 M. Sara Lowe , Char Booth, Sean M. Stone, Natalie Tagge, Alexandra Chappell, and Gale Burrow

Recommended Citation

Lowe, M. Sara; Booth, Char; Stone, Sean M.; Tagge, Natalie; Chappell, Alexandra; and Burrow, Gale, "Librarians Matter! Impact on First-Year Information Literacy Skills at 5 Colleges" (2014). Library Staff Publications and Research. 22.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/22