2017 MLA Annual Conference

In adopting the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, Carl B. Ylvisaker Library librarians found themselves re-evaluating their assessment plans. For 2017-18, we will be assessing the use and communication of a single frame (Authority is Constructed and Contextual) in instruction sessions, at the reference desk, in the Archives, in internships, in student-worker training, and in sample surveys across campus. In doing so, we will work with librarians, our Circulation/ILL Manager, our Curriculum Center Assistant, our Archivist, our Serials Coordinator, and campus faculty to "measure twice, cut once" to assess the frame of Authority. In doing so, we hope to measure students' everyday understanding of Authority, inside and outside of the classroom. With this work as our foundation, we plan to form the architecture to support assessment of all six ACRL Frames. We will report on our progress and lessons learned as part of our presentation.