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Online Information Literacy Training: Recipe for Success
Virginia L. Stone, Education Services Librarian
Catharine S. Canevari, Associate Director, Research and Education
Shannon D. Jones, Head, Outreach Services,
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences,
VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Context
• Expanding use of technology in higher education landscape
• Desire to bring library resources and services to our users• Developing new pathways to bring library resources and
services to the point of need
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Context
Links to VCU Libraries resources were created on both the Blackboard and VCU Portal
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How the Project Started
• Wanted to address needs of distance and non-traditional students
• Wanted to build a comprehensive information literacy instruction package for all users
• Created a library resource Blackboard course • Discussed students’ needs with faculty• Based course modules on ACRL information literacy
standards
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What is the information literate student able to do?
– Knows the nature and extent of the information needed.
– Access needed information effectively and efficiently– Evaluates information and its sources critically and
incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
– Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
– Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
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Content Organized by ACRL Standards for Information Literacy
• Standard 1: Knowing what you need– Getting Started
• Standard 2: Accessing information– Explore Databases– Getting Materials
• Standard 3: Evaluation– Evaluating
• Standard 5: Ethics– Citing Sources
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Use of Blackboard’s Tools for Communication
• Announcements• Discussion forum• Email
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Announcements
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Discussion Board
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Usage• 1157 students enrolled
• Folder Hits Percent – Explore Databases 49.29%– Check Your Skills 20.46% – Getting Started 11.84%– Getting Materials 8.03%– Citing Sources 3.36%– Evaluating 4.37%– Welcome 1.2%– Contact Us 1.06%– Campus Safety 0.39%
Total 20963100%
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Quiz Usage
Quiz NameCompleted by # of Students
Average Score
Information Skills Check
37 87
MICROMEDEX 24 85
Why & How to Cite Correctly
20 75
PubMed/MEDLINE 24 79
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Plans for Future Development
• Integrate further into curricula– Pre-test and post-testing– File/content sharing with faculty courses, particularly in the
School of Nursing• Further use of Live Classroom• Voice announcements• Usage survey• Staff development
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Questions???