1. The impact of information
literacy instruction
Lorna Dodd, User Services Manager, UCD Library
lorna.dodd@ucd.ie
@LornaDodd

2. Capture ….
… a picture of our impact to date

3. No single strategy for
Information
Literacy
Heavy load of
information skills, driven
by individuals
Sometimes evaluate
but rarely
measure
No clear
indicationin
meeting learning
outcomes
Lessons from the past

4. Needs of the present…
New Strategic Plan
New staffing structure
Shift from module to
programme approach
Shift from responsive
to consultative role

5. Looking down the tracks…

6. Create a
balance…
Measuring impact
retrospectively
Perceived impact is
subjective
External factors influence
skills development
Identify what has been successful

7. Survey all module coordinators

8. Promotion

9. Survey
Results

10. Yes 43%
No 35%
Don’t know
22%
Has the Library ever delivered instruction in your module?

11. 35%
Lecture
33%
Workshop
25%
Tour
7%
Other
What kind of instruction did your students have?

12. Use better quality resources
Improved ability at finding information
Use a broader range of resources
Better at citing information
More aware of plagiarism
Impact of Library Instruction

17. “Students have always
received instruction to date
and so difficult to answer the
comparisonquestions below”

18. “…it makes a noticeable difference in the
qualityof assignment students produce. The
Library Tutorial is typically rated as one of the most
important lectures they have in that Stage 1 module.”

19. Respondents
were asked
how effective
instruction
was at
improving
students’
information
literacy skills.
When they request
instruction, do they
usually consider this?

20. We can prove
there is a definite
benefit in
Library instruction
We have
stronger
evidence in
discovery and use
of resources

21. Splash 007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazysphinx/3990683947/
Day 194 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/4370098141/
History Lesson http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinschoenmakersnl/5698388780/
Present http://www.flickr.com/photos/s3a/5221897985/
Travelling http://www.flickr.com/photos/chitrasudar/2778096382/
Surveying for Central Station, 1900 http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/4010230662
Shouting kid http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamessarmiento/4353936770/
Results of elections http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/4650249185/
Four stages of the moon http://www.flickr.com/photos/leehaywood/6607585765/
Writing http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjpacres/3293117576/
Used books http://www.flickr.com/photos/babblingdweeb/23816128/
Quality Barnstorm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quality_Barnstar_v2.0.png
Apples & Oranges - They Don't Compare http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebusybrain/2492945625/
Moida! (Episode 1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/36720649@N05/4081501000/
Lorna Dodd: CONUL Information Literacy Seminar 2013
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