Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome: The Perspective of Institutional Accreditation

Laura Saunders

ISBN 10: 1598848526 / ISBN 13: 9781598848526

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome: The Perspective of Institutional Accreditation
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598848526
• ISBN 13: 9781598848526
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.6W x 1.68H x 23.39D centimeters 15.6 centimeters width by 1.68 centimeters height by 23.39 centimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

This nationwide analysis documents how institutions of higher education are responding to demands for accountability and transparency by implementing and assessing learning goals for information literacy.

Stakeholders in higher education across the country―including students, parents, research and policy organizations, and government agencies―are demanding greater accountability and transparency from institutions in how they are promoting quality and improvement in colleges and universities. Indeed, as the cost of tuition rises, colleges and universities as well as the organizations which accredit them are coming under increased scrutiny. Logically, student learning outcomes, assessment, and accreditation are all constantly under the magnifying glass.

Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome: The Perspective of Institutional Accreditation fills a gap in the current literature by inspecting how institutions nationwide are fulfilling accreditation standards in the area of information literacy. While the bulk of the book looks at institutions accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, all six of the regional accreditation areas are addressed. The author also conducted campus visits and interviews at selected institutions in order to provide a more in-depth analysis of these institutions' programs for information literacy.

About the Authors

Laura Saunders is associate professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, teaching in the areas of reference, instruction, and academic libraries. Prior to earning her PhD, she worked as an academic reference librarian and in circulation at a public library. She earned her master's of library and information science and her PhD at Simmons University.

Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.