Information competency instruction in a two-year college: one size does not fit all

Deborah Moore; Steve Brewster; Cynthia Dorroh; Michael Moreau

doi:10.1108/00907320210451286

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Information competency instruction in a two-year college: one size does not fit all

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Title:	Information competency instruction in a two-year college: one size does not fit all
Author(s):	Deborah Moore, (Deborah Moore is Instruction Librarian, at Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, USA.), Steve Brewster, (Steve Brewster is Fund for Instruction Improvement Grant Librarian, at Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, USA.), Cynthia Dorroh, (Cynthia Dorroh is Nursing Instructor, at Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, USA.), Michael Moreau, (Michael Moreau is Journalism/English Instructor, at Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, USA.)
Citation:	Deborah Moore, Steve Brewster, Cynthia Dorroh, Michael Moreau, (2002) "Information competency instruction in a two-year college: one size does not fit all", Reference Services Review, Vol. 30 Iss: 4, pp.300 - 306
Keywords:	Academic libraries, Information, Librarians, Literacy, Students, Teaching
Article type:	Case study
DOI:	10.1108/00907320210451286 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	This paper discusses the information competency (information literacy) program at the Glendale Community College (California) Library, and the findings of a longitudinal study which indicate that information competency instruction has significant impact on student success (defined as retention and grades). The Glendale Community College Library’s information competency program consists of on-demand instruction sessions, a series of standardized workshops repeated weekly, two transferable credit courses (one of which is being experimentally paired with English composition), and infusion of discipline-related research skills into major courses. Quantitative data from the research study are included, as are anecdotal data regarding the paired Library-English courses and the infusion into the nursing curriculum.