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Course Assessment: Instructor & Librarian Surveys ( Instructor Completion Rate = 37 of 44; Librarian Completion Rate = 12 of 12). Instruction deemed most helpful to students by the instructors (#s): Using search strategy techniques (e.g., Boolean operators) 24
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Course Assessment: Instructor & Librarian Surveys(Instructor Completion Rate = 37 of 44; Librarian Completion Rate = 12 of 12) Instruction deemed most helpful to students by the instructors (#s): • Using search strategy techniques (e.g., Boolean operators) 24 • Using the Library as a gateway to quality academic sources 22 • Citing, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagiarism 20 • Evaluating and selecting appropriate sources for college work 16 • Taking the Felix 9 Lives Self-Guided Tour/Librarian-led tour 13 __________________________________ Instruction deemed most helpful to students by the librarians (#s): 9 yes, 3 maybe Library as a gateway 9 yes, 3 maybe Search strategy techniques 8 yes, 4 maybe Felix 9 Lives Self-Guided Tour/Librarian-led tour 8 yes, 3 maybe, 1 no Citing, paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism 6 yes, 6 maybe Evaluating and selecting sources
Course Assessment: Instructor & Librarian Surveys • How many library sessions should be included in APSU 1000: Two or more - 29 instructors One – 8 instructors Two or more - 11 librarians One – 1 librarian • Use of LILT in future APSU classes: Instructors 26 YES 11 Maybe Librarians 12 YES • Collaborated with librarian or instructor in front of the students YES 19 instructors NO 18 instructors YES 6 librarians NO 6 librarians
Course Assessment: Instructor & Librarian Surveys Instructor interest in collaboration with librarians in discipline area:YES 25 Maybe 10 No 1 Co-creation of library-related assignments for a class YES 18 MAYBE 14 No 2 Collaboration on a classroom presentationYES 23 Maybe 9 No 4 Development of a web page Yes 7 MAYBE 16 NO 10 Construction of a web tutorial Yes 8 MAYBE 15 NO 11
APSU 1000 Instructor/Librarian Focus Group Results • LILT (Library Information Literacy Tutorial):helpful introduction to the library; should be required of all students; instructors should become familiar with LILT content and they should hold students accountable for it • Library Research and Essay Assignment (Career Profile):important to the APSU 1000 course; provides students with an opportunity to practice library skills that they can transfer to other situations; modify the assignment into a journal format or call it a “report” so that students understand that research is required • LICR (Library Instruction and Computer Room): all library instruction sessions need to occur here, because 1) students need to enter the Library, 2) the needed instructional technology is consistently available, and 3) it provides comfort zone for the librarians