Grays Harbor College

Information Literacy Action Plan

Draft, October 2005

 

Mission statement

Ø      Incorporate information competency across the Grays Harbor College campuses and across disciplines.

 

Actions:

 

·        Outreach to On Campus Faculty

    • Fall 2005

§         Define, or clarify existing definition of, Information Literacy to foster campus-wide understanding of fundamental principles.

·        Library Advisory Committee will review collected IL definitions and formulate new/updated definition.

·        Review progress of IL program against the ACRL Best Practices rubric

§         Develop a list of specific focused workshop descriptions and outcomes. Solicit feed back and suggestions.

·        Library faculty and staff will create a list of current offerings in library workshops, consulting with faculty that frequently request these workshops. Additional input will be requested from constituencies across campus.

§         Offer Powell’s trip with faculty, give everyone a budget and let them choose books

·        Organize collection development trip to Powell’s bookstore with faculty.

·        Arrange to have travel and PIU’s available for those attending.

·        Provide collection guidelines to those willing to participate.

§         Integrate Library 101 with at least one discipline course. Use testing, such as Bay Area, to assess student learning.

·        Library 101 and English 101 co-enrollment requirement

·        Pre- and post-test students using modified Bay Area CC assessment tool.

·        Use this experience as a model for other cross disciplinary library course links.

§         Report to campus action plan for information literacy integration (DSA#5)

·        Prepare fall-kickoff presentation with Immersion team and library director.

·        Action Plan reviewed by third party

 

 

o       Winter and Spring 2006

§         Raise awareness that the library can consult on assignments.

·        Market the library faculty abilities

§         Follow up one-shot session with post-test, such as Bay Area test.

·        Begin assessing the usefulness of one-shot sessions

·        Collect data for reporting

§         List of workshops/services offered to give to faculty, explaining what each one is. “Menu” style list of services. Offer as:

·        Workshop A: title & description tbd

·        Workshop B: title & description tbd

·        Workshop C: title & description tbd

 

o       2006-2007 year

§         Have minimum 10 courses with assessments prepared in consultation with library faculty.

·        Use the Eng/Lib link as a model for integrating assignments.

·        Solicit common library-using faculty members to begin piloting assignments.

·        Offer PIU based workshop to assist faculty in assessment design.

§         Online tutorials, such as Info Game, for outside of class use (Some sort of verification, in such a way that they feel good about themselves.)

·        Adapt general online tutorials available from other libraries

·        Make certain some sort of verification or confirmation of taking the test is available to know that the assigned students have completed the tutorial.

·        Investigate other potential specialized tutorials.

§         Begin establishing branch libraries around campus, other student services, distance centers [counseling center, learning center etc.]

·        Find all existing special collections on/off campus

·        Establish relationship with those departments or areas. Make sure they are willing to participate in plan. Materials must be available to students within reasonable hours.

·        Develop guidelines for entering into the library catalog. Guidelines should include process for notification of missing or withdrawn items, new additions, etc.

 

 

·        Outreach to Programs

o       Fall 2005

§         Tie-in of some sort with the Learning Center beginning of the quarter services fair.

·        Meet with LC Coordinator and get details of their plan.

·        Offer one-to-several library workshops

§         Market availability of library faculty for consultation on new programs or courses, or course changes.

·        Develop list of potential services offered by faculty librarians.

·        Distribute to Division Chairs and Instructional Council.

o       Winter and Spring 2006

§         Take steps to change the status of Library 101 from a general elective to either a specific elective or a distribution, as appropriate.

·        Investigate appropriate channels for changing course status

·        Submit forms to proper committees for approval.

§         Administer pre-test of student Information Literacy abilities

·        Test designed by Grant committee

o       Fall 2006

§         Certificate courses, like a series for a comp certificate or business/tech writing certificate, with lib 101 as a component.

·        Meet with faculty or departments pertinent to composition and writing courses.

·        Brainstorm usefulness or validity of such a certificate

·        Investigate procedure for making a new certificate available.

 

 

·        Outreach to Distance Education Faculty

o       Winter and Spring 2006

§         List of workshops/services offered to give to faculty, explaining what each one is. “Menu” style list of services. Offer as:

·        Workshop A: title & description tbd

·        Workshop B: title & description tbd

·        Workshop C: title & description tbd

 

    • 2006-2007

§         Online tutorials, such as Info Game, for outside of class use (Some sort of verification, in such a way that they feel good about themselves.)

·        Adapt general online tutorials available from other libraries

·        Make certain some sort of verification or confirmation of taking the test is available to know that the assigned students have completed the tutorial.

·        Investigate other potential specialized tutorials.

 

§         Provide alternative methods of delivering tutorials for Stafford Creek as appropriate.

·        With limitations on Stafford Creek students for Internet access, consider feasibility of CD-ROM or other delivery methods, such as workbooks or worksheets.

§         Branch libraries around campus, other student services, distance centers [counseling center, learning center etc.]

·        Find all existing special collections on/off campus

·        Establish relationship with those departments or areas. Make sure they are willing to participate in plan. Materials must be available to students within reasonable hours.

·        Develop guidelines for entering into the library catalog. Guidelines should include process for notification of missing or withdrawn items, new additions, etc.

 

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