Information Literacy Assessment

by Teresa Y. Neely

"This book provides a resource for information related to assessing the learning outcomes of teaching information skills to students in higher education…a much needed publication for the library and education community…"―Hannelore Rader Do they 'get it'? Are students mastering information literacy? ACRL's standards for information literacy provide a solid foundation to help faculty and librarians establish the context for learning. Neely, a top information literacy expert, frames these ACRL standards as benchmarks and provides a toolbox of assessment strategies to demonstrate students' learning. Offering a variety of assignments and assessment tools for those charged with achieving these learning outcomes, she shares best practices and actual sample assessments from a broad range of institutions. These proven, easily adaptable programs and From one-shot workshops to librarian-led labs to self-contained courses, academic librarians, LIS educators, researchers and secondary school librarians will learn to create comprehensive information literacy plans and evaluate their students' progress.

Genres: Library Science

226 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2006

Reviews

[Maddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book came across my Twitter feed as a recommendation between two librarians - I snatched up the name and I'm very glad I did. Neely discusses a wide range of information literacy assignments and assessments to cover the five ACRL standards. This book affirmed my instruction activities but also gave me some new insights as to how I could improve my lectures and assignments.

It also provides great tips on how to assess information literacy (hence the title, right?). Assessment is addressed for each ACRL standard, but the end of the book is also devoted to forumulating queries and delivery methods. It definitely gave me a lot to think about (as my copious notes suggest). I am excited to review my current activities and to craft an assessment that will help me to determine where my students need improvement and focus.