The Teaching library approaches to assessing information literacy instruction

• Other Authors: Walter, Scott (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Binghamton, NY Haworth Information Press 2007
• Subjects: Academic libraries > Case studies > United States; Academic libraries > Relations with faculty and curriculum > United States; Academic libraries > Aims and objectives > Evaluation > United States; Library orientation for college students > Evaluation; Information literacy > Study and teaching (Higher) > Evaluation > United States
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 Get the information needed to advocate for the significance of your library! How do you make the case that your library is a valuable instruction center? The Teaching Library helps librarians assess data on information literacy instruction programs so that they can better support the teaching role of the academic library in campus settings. This practical, professional resource features case studies from across the United States and Canada-in both public and private institutions-that offer a variety of evaluation methods. Here are the latest, easy-to-adopt ways of measuring your library's direct contribution to student learning, on-campus and off. With a unique multifaceted approach to questions of assessment, The Teaching Library is an important resource that not only offers the latest techniques, but answers the larger question of how to make use of this data in ways that will best advocate information literacy instruction programs. From creating a multidimensional assessment to turning an initiative into a program to teaching and learning goals and beyond, this invaluable text covers many of the core issues those in this rapidly-evolving field must contend with. These contributions reinforce the importance of the learning that takes place in the classroom, in the co-curriculum, the extra-curriculum, and the surrounding community.