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QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN - Developing U-Research: Links to Electronic Resource

Designed for those aiding in the development of U-Research as MC's Quality Enhancment Plan, this guide includes information on books, articles, statistical data, and web sites dealing with information literacy (IL) and related topics.

Online Articles

Assessing Library Skills:  A First Step to Information Literacy from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)

Assessment of Student Learning from Reference Service from College & Research Libraries

Building a “Seamless Environment” for Assessment of Information Literacy:  Libraries, Student Affairs, and Learning Outside the Classroom from Communications in Information Literacy    SUMMARY

College Student Engagement Surveys:  Implications for Information Literacy from New Directions for Teaching and Learning (Academic Search Premier)    SUMMARY

The Development and Validation of the Information Literacy Test from College & Research Libraries   SUMMARY

Evaluating Information Skills Training in Health Libraries:  A Systematic Review from Health Information and Libraries Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Guiding Questions for Assessing Information Literacy in Higher Education from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)    SUMMARY

Information Literacy in the University Curriculum:  Challenges for Outcomes Assessment from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse)

Information Literacy Rubrics Within the Disciplines from Communications in Information Literacy

Learning Outcomes, Portfolios, and Rubrics, Oh My!  Authentic Assessment of an Information Literacy Program from portal:  Libraries and the Academy (Project Muse) 

Librarians Tackle Information Literacy from Inside Higher Ed

Longitudinal  Analysis of Information Literacy Instruction in Canadian Academic Libraries from Canadian Journal of Information & Library Sciences (Academic Search Premier)

Qualitative Assessment of Student Attitudes Toward Information Literacy from portal:  Libraries & the Academy (Project Muse)  SUMMARY

Sources of IL Knowledge from Library Journal (Academic Search Premier)

Testing Information Literacy in Digital Environments:  ETS’s iSkills Assessment from Information Technology and Libraries (Academic Search Premier)

The Three Arenas of Information Literacy Assessment from Reference & User Services Quarterly (Academic Search Premier)  SUMMARY

A Twenty Year Path:  Learning About Assessment, Learning from Assessment from Communications in Information Literacy

Undergraduate Perceptions of Information Literacy: Defining, Attaining, and Self-Assessing Skills from College & Research Libraries  SUMMARY

Using Blackboard to Deliver Library Research Skills Assessment from Communications in Information Literacy

Working Smarter:  Being Strategic About Assessment and Accountability from Teacher Librarian (Academic Search Premier)

Writing Information Literacy Assessment Plans from Communications in Information Literacy    SUMMARY

 

 

 

Web Resources

Assessing Information Literacy Across Institutions:  The Research Practices Survey

Assessing Learning Literacies in the WPUNJ Curriculum by Measuring Student Competencies    SUMMARY

Assessment Cycle or Circular File:  Do Academic Librarians Use Information Literacy Assessment Data?  From Proceedings of the Library Assessment Conference, p. 159.

Assessment of Information Literacy: Lessons from the Higher Education Assessment Movement  SUMMARY

Assessment of the Plan (St. Petersburg College, 2007)

Assessments of Information Literacy Available Online

Assignments with Grading Rubrics (Minneapolis Community and Technical College)

Association of American Colleges and Universities – assessment web site

Evaluating information Literacy/Fluency/Instructional Technology Projects SUMMARY

Framework for 21st Century Skills (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2009)

General Education and Essential Skills

 

Guide for Learning Outcomes Assessment & Classroom Learning Assessment (The Community College of Baltimore County, 2008)

How Should Colleges Assess and Improve Student Learning?  Employers’ Views on the Accountability Challenge (AACU/Peter D. Hart Research Assoc., 2008)

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

Information Literacy Rubric - Major – McKendree University

Information Literacy Rubric for General Education (Augustana College)  SUMMARY

Information Literacy VALUE Rubric (AACU)  SUMMARY

Learning and Assessment:  Trends in Undergraduate Education (AACU, 2009)

Managing Assessment Projects in the Real world (ACRL 14th National Conference,  2009)

New Roles and Responsibilities for the University Library:  Advancing Student Learning Through Outcomes Assessment

QEP Assessment That Works! (SACS COC 2009 Annual Meeting)

Resources on Information Literacy Assessment

Student learning Assessment: Options and Resources (Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 2007)

Texas Lutheran University Information Literacy

University Libraries System Information Literacy Rubric (University of Pittsburgh)

Voices of Authentic Assessment:  Stakeholder Experiences Implementing Sustainable Information Literacy Assessments from Proceedings of the Library Assessment Conference, p. 165.

Standardized IL Tests

First Year Information Literacy in the Liberal Arts Assessment (FYILLAA) – Carleton College sample

iCritial Thinking (ETS site)

Information Literacy Test (ILT) – James Madison University or Madison Assessment (ILT)

Project SAILS (Kent State)

Research Practices Survey  (Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium)