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Susan Gardner Archambault

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2015

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Dashboards, Charts, & Infographics, Susan [Gardner] Archambault Sep 2015

Dashboards, Charts, & Infographics, Susan [Gardner] Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

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Measure For Measure: Using Collaborative Assessment To Build Stronger Information Literacy Skills, Susan Archambault Jun 2015

Measure For Measure: Using Collaborative Assessment To Build Stronger Information Literacy Skills, Susan Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

This paper will present a case study of how Loyola Marymount University (LMU) evaluated the information literacy component across 72 required Rhetorical Arts course sections taken by 1272 freshmen in Spring 2014. Rhetorical Arts is designed to teach students the time- honored tradition of the “good person writing and speaking well for the public good.” The course requirements (as dictated by a common syllabus) include one face-to-face librarian-led workshop, and coursework requiring students to develop a research topic, create a research diary, and create an annotated bibliography. Supporting material for students created by the library to enhance or supplement the …

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Desk Statistics Under A Microscope = Improved Library Services, Susan [Gardner] Archambault Apr 2015

Desk Statistics Under A Microscope = Improved Library Services, Susan [Gardner] Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

This presentation offers a case study of how one library’s assessment of datagathered from its public service desk led to changes and improvements in service. The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) recorded all of the questions and answers asked at its Information Desk from Fall 2009 to the present using the Gimlet (http://gimlet.us) electronic question tracking system. A content analysis was performed on the data that led to advancements in signage and a new knowledge base of FAQ’s. In addition, new services were implemented related to technology and research that addressed user needs.

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Integrating Information Literacy Into The Core Curriculum: Creating Sustainable Models, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Glenn Johnson-Grau, Elisa Slater Acosta, Jennifer Fabbi, Erin Rinto Mar 2015

Integrating Information Literacy Into The Core Curriculum: Creating Sustainable Models, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Glenn Johnson-Grau, Elisa Slater Acosta, Jennifer Fabbi, Erin Rinto

Susan Gardner Archambault

Campus collaboration to embed information literacy learning outcomes into curricula, courses, and assignments is essential to achieving the academic library’s primary goal of developing information-literate learners. Panelists from a private, medium-sized university and a large public university with strong information literacy programs will bring attention to three categories of success articulated in ACRL’s Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline regarding planning, placement in the curriculum, and outreach.

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Using Gimlet Desk Statistics To Improve Library Services (Nellco), Susan Archambault Feb 2015

Using Gimlet Desk Statistics To Improve Library Services (Nellco), Susan Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

*What is Gimlet and how does it work? *Case study of how we use Gimlet at LMU *How can you perform content analysis on your Gimlet data? *Examples of resulting changes/advancements based on user needs at LMU

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Curriculum Mapping As A Strategic Planning Tool (Post-Print Proof), Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Jennifer Masunaga Dec 2014

Curriculum Mapping As A Strategic Planning Tool (Post-Print Proof), Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Jennifer Masunaga

Susan Gardner Archambault

Curriculum mapping is a procedure for documenting and visualizing student learning at the programmatic level. The process allows libraries the opportunity to record where information literacy skills are taught across the curriculum in order to locate gaps and redundancies within a library instruction program. It also allows for alignment of the library’s learning outcomes with the learning outcomes important to the institution. This paper presents a review of the history of curriculum mapping, followed by a case study of how Loyola Marymount University (LMU) used the process to support information literacy in a new core curriculum.

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Data Visualization As A Communication Tool, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Joanne Helouvry, Bonnie Strohl, Ginger Williams Dec 2014

Data Visualization As A Communication Tool, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Joanne Helouvry, Bonnie Strohl, Ginger Williams

Susan Gardner Archambault

This paper provides a framework for thinking about meaningful data visualization in ways that can be applied to routine statistics collected by libraries. An overview of common data display methods is provided, with an emphasis on tables, scatter plots, line charts, bar charts, histograms, pie charts, and infographics. Research on “best practices” in data visualization design is presented as well as a comparison of free online data visualization tools. Different data display methods are best suited for different quantitative relationships. There are rules to follow for optimal data visualization design. Ten free online data visualization tools are recommended by the …

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