NERCOMP Annual Conference
Proceedings
Making the Connection: A Personal Librarian Pilot for English 101

Making the Connection: A Personal Librarian Pilot for English 101

Achieving a means to integrate information literacy instruction into the classroom and meet Middle States requirements drove our Personal Librarian implementation. Our journey was bumpy and rushed (only three months from conception to execution), and we took a few bad turns, but in the end we discovered we had successfully developed a program for English 101 that involved positive collaboration with teaching faculty, activated campus-wide clamor for Personal Librarians, and actually imparted information skills to freshmen. We will share our hits and misses and more, including integration of online tutorials with personalized instruction services.

OBJECTIVES: Be able to summarize the possible learning outcomes from a Personal Librarian program * Be able to present program-specific resources in a user-friendly format in order to enhance student awareness and understanding of selected information literacy concepts * Be able to discuss appropriate assessment methods for a Personal Librarian program in order to make well-informed decisions about such a program * Be able to apply strategies for designing a Personal Librarian program that make the most of your existing resources