A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians

Information literacy assessment applies to a number of contexts in the higher education arena: institutional curricula, information literacy programs, information literacy courses, course-integrated information literacy instruction, and stand-alone information literacy workshops and online tutorials. This practical guide provides an overview of the assessment process: planning; selection and development of tools; and analysis and reporting of data. An assessment-decision chart helps readers match appropriate assessment tools and strategies with learning outcomes and instructional settings. Assessment tools, organized by type, are accompanied by case studies. Various information literacy standards are referenced, with emphasis given to ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.

Carolyn J. Radcliff is Associate Professor in Libraries and Media Services and Reference and Instruction Librarian at Kent State University.

Mary Lee Jensen is Assistant Professor in Libraries and Media Services and Head of Instructional Services at Kent State University.

Joseph A. Salem, Jr.. is Assistant Professor in Libraries and Media Services and Head of Reference and Government Information Services at Kent State University.

Kenneth J. Burhanna is Assistant Professor in Libraries and Media Services and First Year Experience Librarian at Kent State University.

Julie A. Gedeon is a Coordinator of Library Assessment for Libraries and Media Services at Kent State University.