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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784207803321

Autore

Neely Teresa Y

Titolo

Information literacy assessment [[electronic resource] ] : standards-based tools and assignments / / Teresa Y. Neely ; foreword by Hannelore Rader

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2006

ISBN

0-8389-9844-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

028.7

Soggetti

Information literacy - Standards

Information literacy - Study and teaching (Higher)

Information literacy - Ability testing

Library orientation for college students - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The importance of standards and assessment / Teresa Y. Neely -- Integrating the ACRL standards / Teresa Y. Neely and Katy Sullivan -- Developing a topic and identifying information sources of information / Katy Sullivan -- Accessing information effectively and efficiently / Teresa Y. Neely -- Evaluating information / Teresa Y. Neely with Simmona Simmons-Hodo -- Using information effectively / Teresa Y. Neely and Katy Sullivan -- Information, social context, and ethical and legal issues / Olga François -- Beyond the standards : what now? / Teresa Y. Neely -- Developing information literacy assessment instruments / Teresa Y. Neely with Jessame Ferguson -- Automating assessment instruments / Jay J. Patel and Teresa Y. Neely with Jessame Ferguson.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book provides a resource for information related to assessing the learning outcomes of teaching information skills to students in higher education…a much needed publication for the library and education community…"—Hannelore Rader. Do they 'get it'? Are students mastering information literacy? ACRL's standards for information literacy provide a solid foundation to help faculty and librarians establish the context for learning. Neely, a top information literacy



expert, frames these ACRL standards as benchmarks and provides a toolbox of assessment strategies to demonstrate students' learni