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Paper presentation at the 2007 MACMLA Annual Meeting
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Online Information Literacy Training: Recipe for Success
Virginia L. Stone, Education Services Librarian
Catharine S. Canevari, Associate Director, Research and Education
Shannon D. Jones, Head, Outreach Services,
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences,
VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University
Context
• Expanding use of technology in higher education landscape
• Desire to bring library resources and services to our users• Developing new pathways to bring library resources and
services to the point of need
Context
Links to VCU Libraries resources were created on both the Blackboard and VCU Portal
How the Project Started
• Wanted to address needs of distance and non-traditional students
• Wanted to build a comprehensive information literacy instruction package for all users
• Created a library resource Blackboard course • Discussed students’ needs with faculty• Based course modules on ACRL information literacy
standards
What is the information literate student able to do?
– Knows the nature and extent of the information needed.
– Access needed information effectively and efficiently– Evaluates information and its sources critically and
incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
– Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
– Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
Content Organized by ACRL Standards for Information Literacy
• Standard 1: Knowing what you need– Getting Started
• Standard 2: Accessing information– Explore Databases– Getting Materials
• Standard 3: Evaluation– Evaluating
• Standard 5: Ethics– Citing Sources
Use of Blackboard’s Tools for Communication
• Announcements• Discussion forum• Email
Announcements
Discussion Board
Usage• 1157 students enrolled
• Folder Hits Percent – Explore Databases 49.29%– Check Your Skills 20.46% – Getting Started 11.84%– Getting Materials 8.03%– Citing Sources 3.36%– Evaluating 4.37%– Welcome 1.2%– Contact Us 1.06%– Campus Safety 0.39%
Total 20963100%
Quiz Usage
Quiz NameCompleted by # of Students
Average Score
Information Skills Check
37 87
MICROMEDEX 24 85
Why & How to Cite Correctly
20 75
PubMed/MEDLINE 24 79
Plans for Future Development
• Integrate further into curricula– Pre-test and post-testing– File/content sharing with faculty courses, particularly in the
School of Nursing• Further use of Live Classroom• Voice announcements• Usage survey• Staff development
Questions???