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Adding Up To Success? Assessing Freshman Skills In Information Literacy, Susan Archambault
Adding Up To Success? Assessing Freshman Skills In Information Literacy, Susan Archambault
Susan Gardner Archambault
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) designed a 4-module online tutorial to meet the information literacy outcomes associated with a First Year Seminar course. The four modules that comprise the tutorial (Starting Your Assignment, Types of Information, Finding and Evaluating Information, and Using Information Ethically) were integrated into each First Year Seminar course through Blackboard, the university's Learning Management System (LMS). After completing each tutorial module, students were also required to take a quiz. The effectiveness of the tutorial and quizzes was assessed through a mixed methods approach using direct and indirect measures. Overall areas of weakness are were evaluated and addressed, …
The Librarian In Rowling’S Harry Potter Series, Mary Freier
The Librarian In Rowling’S Harry Potter Series, Mary Freier
Mollie Freier
In her article "The Librarian in Rowling's Harry Potter Series" Mary P. Freier discusses Hermione Granger's skills as a librarian and researcher which lead to the defeat of Lord Voldemort. In each novel in the series, Hermione's research provides the necessary information for the solving of the mystery. Throughout the series, Hermione proves to be the only character who can use books effectively without putting herself or others in danger. Hermione begins the series as a child who loves the library, but does not always know how to use it effectively, while Madam Pince begins the series as a stereotypical …
Charting Your Course: Using Curriculum Mapping To Enhance Information Literacy, Susan Archambault
Charting Your Course: Using Curriculum Mapping To Enhance Information Literacy, Susan Archambault
Susan Gardner Archambault
Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) Reference Department launched a “curriculum mapping project” to support information literacy in a new core curriculum. Subject librarians at LMU are completing a curriculum map for every undergraduate major degree program on campus. The purpose is to pinpoint strategic information literacy opportunities within each Department, discipline, or program.
Partnering For Student Success: Promoting Integrative Learning In Information Literacy Instruction, Scott Mandernack
Partnering For Student Success: Promoting Integrative Learning In Information Literacy Instruction, Scott Mandernack
Scott Mandernack
In the face of the many developments that have been taking place in recent years in how people create, find and use information, and subsequently, in how they learn, it’s increasingly important for libraries to continuously adapt to the new social, technological and scholarly terrain and to position themselves in the forefront of reshaping the learning enterprise.