Table Of ContentLEADING DYNAMIC
INFORMATION LITERACY
PROGRAMS
Leading Dynamic Information Literacy Programs delves into the library instruction
coordinator’s work. Each chapter is written by practicing coordinators, who share
their experiences leading information literacy programs that are nimble, responsive,
and supportive of student learning.
The volume discusses the work of instruction coordinators within five thematic
areas: Claiming Our Space: Library Instruction in the Landscape of Higher Education;
Moving and Growing Together; Curriculum Development; Meaningful Assessment;
and Leading Change. Readers will gain insight from their colleagues’ advice for
situating information literacy within the higher education institution, developing
meaningful curricula, and using assessment in productive ways. Many of the stories
represent a departure from traditional models of library instruction. In addition, this
book is sure to spark inspiration for innovative approaches to program leadership and
development, including strategies for growing communities of practice.
From leadership skills and techniques, methods for cultivating shared values,
pedagogical approaches, team building, assessment strategies – and everything in
between – the aspiring or practicing instruction coordinator has much to gain
from reading this work.
Anne C. Behler is Information Literacy Librarian and Instruction Coordinator
for the Library Learning Services department of the Penn State University
Libraries, where she leads curriculum innovation for foundational information
literacy instruction. Behler’s recent scholarship explores instruction delivery stra-
tegies and leading instruction communities of practice.
LEADING DYNAMIC
INFORMATION
LITERACY
PROGRAMS
Best Practices and Stories from
Instruction Coordinators
Edited by Anne C. Behler
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This book is dedicated to the woman-leaders in my life, who have taken the time
to share their knowledge, and who use their positions to clear a path for the
success of other women.
– Anne C. Behler
CONTENTS
List of Figures ix
List of Tables x
List of Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Anne C. Behler
PART I
Claiming Our Space: Library Instruction in the
Landscape of Higher Education 7
1 Navigating a Shifting Landscape: Information Literacy in
Higher Education 9
Clarence Maybee
2 Situating Information Literacy within the Institution:
Building a Dynamic Program 26
Mary C. MacDonald
PART II
Moving and Growing Together 43
3 Program Foundations: Establishing Values, Boundaries, and
Priorities 45
Rebecca Miller Waltz
viii Contents
4 From Individual to Community: Building a Community of
Practice around Teaching 64
Rachel W. Gammons, Yelena Luckert, Anastasia Armendariz,
and Lindsay Inge Carpenter
PART III
Curriculum Development 83
5 Instruction by Design: Embedding the Library into
Curriculum Design 85
Rachel I. Wightman
6 The Right Tools for the Job: Integrating a Variety of
Instructional Modes into an Information Literacy Program 98
Dani Brecher Cook
PART IV
Meaningful Assessment 115
7 Improving Information Literacy Instruction through
Programmatic Student Learning Assessment 117
Maoria J. Kirker and Ashley Blinstrub
PART V
Leading Change 135
8 That’s Not the Way We’ve Always Done It: Coordinating
Research Instruction with Innovation, Teamwork,
Assessment, and Collaboration 137
Emily Z. Brown and Susan Souza-Mort
9 Time for a Reboot! Making Space for Instruction Program
Development 150
Anne C. Behler
Appendix 1: Example Applications of Unique Library Instruction
Integrations at Bristol Community College 162
Appendix 2: Email Announcing Reboot to ENGL 15 Instructors 165
Index 167
FIGURES
3.1 Sample RACI chart 54
6.1 Introductory STEM courses pathway 102
6.2 The learning pathway through the three courses, developed in
consultation with the relevant academic department coordinators 103
6.3 An example of “the Atoms” setting the stage for the module
learning outcomes, by struggling to find a copy of their course
textbook 105
6.4 Outline for the CRC Handbook module 106
6.5 A screenshot from the CHEM 01LA tutorial demonstrating
common reference sources 106
6.6 A screenshot demonstrating the importance of reliable reference
sources 107
6.7 A screenshot from the BIOL 05LA module introducing the
concept of “thinking like a scientist” 108
6.8 NASC modules required students to successfully complete a
short quiz 110
9.1 A recipe for successful partnerships 159
