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Assessment and Evaluation

The articles and website listed provide information literacy assessment justification and examples. The sources approach assessment from a theoretical and practical standpoint. The findings of other institutional practices, and sample tools are presented in the sources.

Articles

Avery, E. F. (2005). Assessing student learning outcomes for information literacy instruction in academic institutions. College and Research Libraries, 66 (2), 186-87.

Brown, A. G., B. Dance, J. R. J. Johnson, and S. Weingart. (2004). Librarians don't bite: Assessing library orientation for freshmen. Reference Services Review, 32 (4), 392-403.

Carter, E. W. (2002). 'Doing the best you can with what you have': Lessons learned from outcomes assessment. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 28 (1/2), 36-41.

Chapman, J. M., Pettway, C., & White, M. (2001). The portfolio: An instruction program assessment tool. Reference Services Review, 29 (4), 294-300.

Cleveland, A. (2004). Library anxiety: A decade of empirical research. Library Review, 53 (3), 177-185.

Johnson, C. M., Lindsay, E. B., & Ursin, L. (2004). Assessing library instruction in the freshman seminar: A citation analysis study. Reference Services Review, 32 (3), 284-292.

Knight, Lorrie A. (2006). Using rubrics to assess information literacy. Reference Services Review, 34 (1), 43-55.

Knight, L. A. (2002). The role of assessment in library user education. Reference Services Review, 30 (1), 15-24.

Lindauer, Bonnie Gratch. (2004). The three arenas of information literacy assessment. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 44 (2), 122-29.

Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley, Lara Cummings, Corey M. Johnson, and B. Jane Scales. (2006). If you build it, will they learn? Assessing online information literacy tutorials. College & Research Libraries, 67 (5), 429-445.

Markey, K., A. Armstrong, S. de Groote, M. Fosmire, L. Fuderer, K. Garrett, H. Georgas, L. Sharp, C. Smith, M. Spaly and J. E. Warner. (2005). Testing the effectiveness of interactive multimedia for library-user education. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 5 (4), 527-544.

Mohler, Beth A. (2005). Citation analysis as an assessment tool. Science & Technology Libraries, 25 (4), 57-64.

Novotny, E. and E. S. Cahoy. (2006). If we teach, do they learn? The impact of instruction on online catalog search strategies. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 6 (2), 155-167.

Wong, Gabrielle, Diana Chan, and Sam Chu. (2006). Assessing the enduring impact of library instruction programs. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32 (4), 384-895.

Web Sites

(2006). Project Sails: Standardized Test of Information Literacy Skills. Retrieved December 7, 2006, Web site: https://www.projectsails.org/index.php?page=home.

American Library Association. (2006). Assessment Issues. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Association of College and Research Libraries: Information Literacy Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitresources/infolitassess/assesmentissues.htm.

American Library Association. (2003)Library Instruction Annotated Bibliography Evaluation and Assessment Retrieved December 6, 2006, from ACRL Instruction Section Web Site: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/educationa/evaluatio.htm.

Funderstanding.com, Inc., (2001). Assessment: How will we know if learning occurs?. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Funderstanding About Learning Web site: http://www.funderstanding.com/assessment.cfm.