Information Literacy

the program @ Smith College Information Literacy

Program Overview Program History Successes and Challenges. Information Literacy @ Smith College

Caveat Information Literacy @ Smith College

Information Literacy @ Smith College

Residential Liberal Arts College • 2600 Students • 2600 Women • Mission “Educate women of promise for lives of distinction” Information Literacy @ Smith College

285 Faculty • Open Curriculum • Exceptional Resources • Exceptional Library Resources Information Literacy @ Smith College

Smith’s Program Tier 1 – Basic Skills 1st and 2nd Years Tier 2 – Advanced Skills Honors Projects Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS Determine the nature and extent of the information needed Accessneeded information effectively and efficiently Critically evaluate the information Information Literacy @ Smith College

BASIC SKILLS evaluateinformation and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into her knowledge base and value system use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose individually or as a member of a group by understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically and legally Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS Quizzes In the Classroom Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 1 - Quizzes Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 1 Quizzes Research Skills quiz Plagiarism Challenge Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 1 - Classroom Work Open Curriculum Challenge First Year Seminars English 118 Psychology Information Literacy @ Smith College

Tier 2 – Advanced Skills Department defines Information Literacy for their way of knowing Information Literacy @ Smith College

Latin Honors Information Literacy @ Smith College

2001 Context Teaching --- yes Information Literacy @ Smith College

2001 Context Teaching --- yes Program --- no No Framework No Progression Information Literacy @ Smith College

2001 Context Program --- no No Framework No Progression Yes - A clear need Information Literacy @ Smith College

Cast of Characters Provost Committee on the Library Committee on Academic Priorities Bruce Sajdak Me Information Literacy @ Smith College

Getting to 2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

2003/04 Start 2004/2005 Really Start 2007/2008 Internal review Information Literacy @ Smith College

Internal Review Require First Year Quizzes Provost as Champion FYS vs WI Faculty engagement Information Literacy @ Smith College

Assessment Quizzes Within the class Within the Course With Graduating Seniors Information Literacy @ Smith College

Successes We have a program! Quizzes are required 23 programs established Assessment ongoing Information Literacy @ Smith College

Challenges The Open Curriculum Implementing the programs in the Majors Sustaining the Effort Scalability Information Literacy @ Smith College

Keys to Success • Leadership • Provost • Bruce Sajdak • Faculty Engagement • Flexibility Information Literacy @ Smith College

Keys to Success And most of all Patience, Fortitude, Stubbornness Information Literacy @ Smith College

Information Literacy