Pearsall Library - North Carolina Wesleyan College

Big Victory for a Small Academic Library:

A Grass Roots Approach to Integrating Information Literacy Skills at the Assignment Level

Abstract:

Small academic libraries are challenged to deliver innovative library instruction amid staffing shortages and committee gridlock. As a solution, NCWC librarians created a grassroots approach to librarian-faculty collaborations. The successes of these collaborations have formed the backbone of an information literacy program that requires little maintenance and yields many significant benefits in a short time.

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Pearsall Library Instructional Services 2007 - description and program competencies
Curriculum Integrated Library Assignment (CILA) Program Synopsis ACRL & CILA Standards Comparison CILA Standards Chart Library Program Information Literacy Competencies CILA via General Education Requirements
Strategic Elements of Pearsall Library's Instructional Program
Simple Strategies for Contacting Faculty Simple Strategies for Designing Information Literacy Assignments Benefits of Pearsall's Curriculum Integrated Library Assignment (CILA) Model Future Goals for the CILA Model Assessment: Pre-test/Post-test Instrument Assessment: Preliminary Results of 2007 Freshman Pre-test Report or Excel File
Curriculum Integrated Library Assignments (CILA)
All assignments foster Information Literacy skills competencies for freshmen and sophomores. Students benefit from (1) Acquiring basic information skills and then (2) Using those skills in different classes, for different kinds of assignments, across the curriculum. *Remember, librarians and course instructors should collaborate on assignments that satisfy each of the information literacy standards for freshmen and sophomores. Below, you will find assignments that are the results of successful collaborations between librarians and course instructors.
Art	Biology	Chemistry	College 101	Psychology	Sociology
Freshman level	Freshman level	Freshman level	Freshman level	Freshman level	Freshman level

	Justice	English	Geography	Economics
	Sophomore level	Sophomore level	Sophomore level	Sophomore level