Multiple Partnerships for Student Information Literacy: Library, Writing Center, Faculty, and Administrators

In May, 2007, a University of Central Florida regional campus team comprised of teaching faculty, librarians, administrators, and writing center coordinators received a three year Quality Enhancement Plan grant to study the impact of a library/writing center partnership on student information literacy. This presentation will share our project’s results and benefits. Using the ACRL Information Literacy Standards, the team developed modifications and interventions designed to improve students’ ability to gather, evaluate, and use information, and to enhance their technology literacy and critical thinking. The project’s development included ongoing discussions of progress, obstacles, program collaboration, and single location of services. Targeted student interventions included group workshops and one-on-one writing center/librarian sessions. The James Madison University Information Literacy Test, a research paper evaluation, and a student perception survey were used for assessment. Benefits included enhanced academic collaboration and the establishment and expansion of a successful writing center. The results should have broad application for other institutions