ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education is a valuable tool for librarians working with faculty in developing curriculum that integrates information literacy into the disciplines. Faculty-Librarian Collaborations collects chapters, case studies, and lesson plans detailing why these collaborations are important, how to develop and execute them, specific lesson plans, and ideas for assessing their effectiveness.
AMICAL is a consortium of American-modeled international liberal arts institutions working together on common goals for libraries, technology, and learning. This book is based on work begun in the AMICAL workshop "Co-design: Integrating Information Literacy into Your Disciplinary Course" held in 2017, along with subsequent design work, assessment, and a survey of participants. The workshop applicants were required to apply in faculty and librarian teams with the goal of integrating the ACRL Framework into a disciplinary course, as well as commit to an assessment effort at the end of their teaching experience to measure the affect of the collaboration.
Faculty-Librarian Collaborations is a product of what participants accomplished after the workshop, including case studies detailing how the collaborations worked and performed; a selection of information literacy lesson plans based on the ACRL Framework and co-designed by librarians and faculty; and an analysis of a survey of participants with recommendations and future implications. This collection can be put to use immediately in collaborating to support and assess student information literacy and learning.
Michael Stöpel is the user services librarian for the American University of Paris. Originally from Munich (Germany), he joined the American University of Paris in 2001. He received his MA in library and information science (MLIS) in 2010 from the Information School at the Humbold University in Berlin, Germany. Before coming to AUP, Michael Stöpel studied sociology in Munich and in Paris. He is currently serving on the AMICAL Information Literacy Committee.
Livia Piotto started working at John Cabot University as reference librarian in 2006, and she is now reference and instruction coordinator. She earned her master's degree in library science from University of Rome "La Sapienza." In her role at John Cabot University, she coordinates reference and instruction services, and she is the liaison for business and social sciences. She is currently serving on the AMICAL Information Literacy Committee.
Xan Goodman is a health sciences librarian and associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she supports three schools in the Division of Health Sciences: the School of Integrated Health Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the School of Nursing. She has presented extensively at national and international conferences about information literacy, health sciences librarianship, and threshold concepts. She earned her master's degree in library and information science (MLIS) from Wayne State University.
Samantha Godbey is education librarian and associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She earned her MLIS from San José State University and an MA in education from the University of California at Berkeley. Samantha is a presenter with the ACRL Roadshow "Engaging with the ACRL Framework: A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices" and is coeditor of Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts (ACRL, 2017). Her research focuses on information literacy instruction and assessment.
