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Blueprint For A Solid Information Literacy Foundation: Building A Program From The Ground Up, Judith P. Williams
Blueprint For A Solid Information Literacy Foundation: Building A Program From The Ground Up, Judith P. Williams
LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010
Belmont University's information literacy plan includes three initiatives: 1) integrate information literacy into the curriculum; 2) enhance the educational environment in the library; and 3) strengthen collaboration on information literacy goals. The plan has produced an integrated General Education/information literacy curriculum, an inviting library study and research space, and collaboration on a course ranking scale that measures library resource needs. Liaison librarians work with department chairs to complete the scale, and the rankings are factored into the budget allocation formula for the upcoming fiscal year. This session will describe the process by which this program was developed, from its beginnings …