Librarians Matter!* Librarian Impact on First-Year Information Literacy Skills at Five Liberal Arts Colleges

Authors

M. Sara Lowe, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Char Booth, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Natalie Tagge, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow
Sean Stone, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow

Department/Program

Claremont Colleges Library

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

8-2014

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=520) 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 Library Assessment Conference (2014). Project was part of ACRL's Assessment In Action program Round 1.

Recommended Citation

Lowe, M. Sara; Booth, Char; Tagge, Natalie; and Stone, Sean, "Librarians Matter!* Librarian Impact on First-Year Information Literacy Skills at Five Liberal Arts Colleges" (2014). Library Staff Publications and Research. 30.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/30