Open AccessAssessment of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success in a Documents-Based Research Course: The Benefits of Librarian, Archivist, and Faculty Collaboration
Author(s) -
Paul Victor,
Justin Otto,
Charles Mutschler
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
collaborative librarianship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1943-7528
DOI - 10.29087/2013.5.3.04
Subject(s) - archivist , rubric , information literacy , subject (documents) , general partnership , library instruction , class (philosophy) , medical education , computer science , library science , mathematics education , psychology , political science , medicine , artificial intelligence , law
This article discusses a successful collaboration between multiple subject specialist librarians, the University Archivist and a faculty member teaching an undergraduate course in documents-based social science research. This collaborative partnership allowed for each subject specialist to expose students to specific information literacy skills they needed to be successful in their class. The authors used pre- and postassessments to gauge student comfort level in conducting library research, as well as a rubric to assess the annotated bibliography of a student’s final research paper. The data from these assessment tools are analyzed and the results discussed. The data indicates that students benefited from the specialized instruction they received.