9 th Annual AMICAL Meeting & Conference, Sharjah, UAE The Value of Library and Information Services: Sharing Data and Assessing Impact. Stella Asderi,

EVALUATING INFORMATION LITERACY 

IN CONJUNCTION TO THE OVERALL SERVICES USAGE

9th Annual AMICAL Meeting & Conference, Sharjah, UAEThe Value of Library and Information Services: Sharing Data and Assessing Impact.

Stella Asderi, Librarian, sasderi@act.edu

Liza Vachtsevanou, Paraprofessional librarian, liza@act.edu

INFORMATION LITERACY RESULTS

Fall (3 sections) – Spring (1 section)

PRE- & POST-ASSESSMENT QUIZ AVERAGE PERCENTAGES

Pre-Assessment Post-Assessment

Can we be based just on the grading of the sessions, or do we need to consider other factors as well?

EVALUATING INFORMATION LITERACY EFFECTIVENESS

149 syllabi were examined

SYLLABUS RESEARCH RESULTS

DATABASE USAGE STATISTICS

27,8%

74%

No difficulty Difficult to choose which database is best for my

topic

Too many databases to choose from

Not familiar with using databases

Too many dif-ferent ways of finding data-

bases

Not enough databases to choose from

Descriptions on the library

collections Web page are

unclear

Arrangment of the library

collections Web page

Lack of printed help

Series1 43 30 20 19 15 5 2 2 5

10

30

50

70

90

Difficulty in selecting database

102 students responded

DATABASE SURVEY

2010

42.2%

18.6%29.4%

19.6%14.7%

4.9% 4.9%2.0% 2.0%

Off-campus access prob-

lems

Other techni-cal problems

Not familiar with using databases

Off-campus/ remote con-

nection policy is not clear

Search inter-face/ layout

Can’t find any access instruc-

tions

Student ac-count pass-word prob-

lems

Library Web site design

Series1 39 36 18 18 13 12 7 5

10

30

50

70

90

Difficulty in accessing databases

DATABASE SURVEY

38.2% 35.3%

17.6% 17.6%12.7% 11.8%

6.9% 4.9%

Librarian at reference

desk

Friend/ Stu-dent

Never needed any help

Help page from within

the databases

Research Guides

“Ask a librar-ian” chat ser-

vice

Telephoning the library

E-mailing the library

Series1 61 41 15 12 11 9 2 2

10

30

50

70

90

Help when searching databases

DATABASE SURVEY

59.8%

40.2%

14.7% 11.8% 10.8% 8.8%2.0% 2.0%

Ask a Librarian chat service

Search all data-bases at once

More Library staff

Better Web page database

descriptions

Library blog-re-search

Better online help pages

More training sessions

Series1 42 38 29 20 19 15 15

10

30

50

70

90

Potential helpful services

DATABASE SURVEY

41.2% 37.3%

28.4%19.6% 18.6%

14.7% 14.7%

20 faculty members responded (52,6%)

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

2012

Yes (60%)

No (40%)

Notification for scheduling library sessions

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

Usefulness of sessions

Yourself 150%

Students 100%

Personal Orientation

16,7%

Class Instruction

58,3%

Scheduled already

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

Positive 65%

Scheduling sessions in futureSatisfaction Rate

Scale: 1-5 n=7,

Mean 4,29

Research skills improvement

Awareness of available re-

sources

Awareness/ us-age of library

website

Evaluation of re-sources

Improving the quality of as-

signments, e.g. crediting sources

Academic In-tegrity

Usage of Web 2.0 tools

Series1 7 7 5 4 3 2 2

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

The instruction has helped your students with:

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

100% 100%

71,4%

57,1%

42,8%

28,6% 28,6%

Email Online tutorials Information Literacy online guide

Newsletter Printed guides0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

55% 50%

40%

25%20%

Potential future means of Information Literacy Instruction

Course-targeted or assignment-targeted session

Should not rely only on the instructor’s request for a session. Schedule and organize workshops for students throughout the academic year.

More hands-on workshops for students during all semesters

Demonstrate to students why library sources are more valuable than a search engine like Google

LIBRARY LIAISON SURVEY

Comments

• Evaluation•Instructor Librarian

•Course-related sessions•Sophomores•Juniors

•Online guide•CampusGuides

FUTURE GOALS

BRIDGE UP THE COMMUNICATION GAP!

• Syllabi: Update of the syllabi, so as to include certain statement on library resources (in collaboration with the Provost)

• Theses: Examination of plagiarism percentage and quality of reference list.(review sessions accordingly)

FUTURE GOALS

FUTURE GOALS 3

• Library Liaison Survey to students (May 2012)

• Database Survey to students/faculty (September 2012)

• Marketing Campaign of Library Services and resources

FUTURE GOALS

EVALUATING INFORMATION LITERACY 

IN CONJUNCTION TO THE OVERALL SERVICES USAGE

9th Annual AMICAL Meeting & Conference, Sharjah, UAEThe Value of Library and Information Services: Sharing Data and Assessing Impact.

Stella Asderi, Librarian, sasderi@act.edu

Liza Vachtsevanou, Paraprofessional librarian, liza@act.edu

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

QUESTIONS?