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Suggested Reading:

• Assessing student learning outcomes for information literacy instruction in academic institutions, edited by Elizabeth F. Avery (ZA3075 A85 2003)
• Assessment in College Library Instruction Programs, CLIP Note #32, Lawrie H. Merz and Beth L. Mark (Z711.2 M47 2002)
  
• Classroom assessment: principles and practice for effective instruction, James H. McMillan ( LB3051 .M462499 2007)
  
• Classroom assessment techniques: a handbook for college teachers, Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross (LB2822.75 A54 1993)
  
• The Collaborative imperative: librarians and faculty working together in the information universe, edited by Dick Raspa and Dane Ward (Z675 U5 C6417 2000)
• Creating the one-shot library workshop: a step-by-step guide, Jerilyn Veldof (Z711.2 .V46 2006)
  
• Designs for active learning: a sourcebook of classroom strategies for information education, edited by Gail Gradowski, Loanne Snavely, and Paula Dempsey (Z711.2 D47 1998)
  
• Evaluating library instruction: sample questions, forms, and strategies for practical use, edited by Diana D. Shonrock (Z711.2 E894 1996)
• Evaluating library instruction, ARL SPEC Kit #279, edited by Francine DeFranco and Richard Bleiler (Z711.2 D43 2003)
• Hands-on information literacy activities, Jane Birks and Fiona Hunt (ZA3075-B575 2003)
  
• How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. (Expanded edition), edited by John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking (LB1060 H672 2000)
  
• Information literacy: a study of freshman student's perceptions, with recommendations, Nancy H. Seamans (ETD)
• Information literacy assessment: standards-based tools and assignments, edited by Teresa Y. Neely (ZA3075 N435 2006)
• Information literacy instruction : theory and practice, Esther S. Grassian and Joan R.Kaplowitz (ZA3075 G73 2001)
• Information literacy programs in the digital age: educating college and university students online, compiled by Alice Daugherty and Michael F. Russo (ZA3075 I538 2007)
• Instructional improvement programs, ARL SPEC Kit #287, edited by Scott Walter and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (ZA3157 W34 2005)
• Integrating information literacy into the college experience, edited by Julia K. Nims (Z675 S3 I67 2003)
  
• Library user education: powerful learning, powerful partnerships, Barbara I. Dewey (Z711.2 L7339 2001)
  
• Literacy in a digital world : teaching and learning in the age of information, Kathleen Tyner (LC149.5 T96 1998)
• Making the grade: academic libraries and student success, edited by Maurie C. Kelly and Andrea Kross (Z675 U5 M326 2002)
• Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education: Views and Perspectives, edited by Peter Hernon and Robert E. Duncan ( LB2331.63 .O88 2004)
• Practical pedagogy for library instructors: 17 innovative strategies to improve student learning, Douglas Cook and Ryan Sittler ( Z711.25 C65 P73 2008)
• Relationships between teaching faculty and teaching librarians, Susan B. Kraat, editor (ZA3075 R45 2005)
• Student Engagement and Information Literacy, edited by Craig Gibson (ZA3075 S78 2006)
• Teaching information literacy: 35 practical standards-based exercises for college students, Joanna Burkhardt (ZA3075 B87 2003)
  
• Teaching information literacy concepts: activities and frameworks from the field, Trudi E. Jacobson and Timothy H. Gatti. (Z711.2 T425x 2001)
  
• Teaching information literacy skills, Patricia Iannuzzi, Charles T. Mangrum II, and Stephen S. Strichart. (Z711.2 I26 1999)
• Web-based instruction: a guide for libraries (2nd. ed.), Susan S. Smith (Z711.2 S59 2006)

Reviews of selected books for teaching and learning library research skills are available from the ACRL Instruction Section.

Useful Web Links:
General
2008 Horizon Report on Emerging Technologies
AAHE Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
ACRL Information Literacy Gateway
ACRL Instruction Section
ACRL Research Agenda for Library Instruction and Information Literacy
Animated Tutoral Sharing Project
Assessment of Classroom Instruction, NCSU
Elements of Effective Instruction by Madeline Hunter
Information Literacy Instruction List (ILI-L)
Instructional Improvement in Academic Libraries by Scott Walter
Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)
LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Database
Project SAILS: Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
Teacher Evaluation Glossary, Western Michigan University

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Self-Guided Tour Brochure
Tech's Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)

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Last Updated November 13, 2008