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Career Connections: Professional Literacy

WPWVC ACRL Spring MeetingJune 5, 2015

Dr. Janice KruegerDr. Marilyn Harhai

Overview

•Development of questionnaire•Survey questions and results• Ideas for remediation

Questionnaire Development

•Development of assessment tool•Application to practicing librarians

Participants

• Academic Librarians: 31.51%

• Public Librarians: 66.44%

• School Librarians: 2.05%

What do you like to read?

A. MysteriesB. WesternsC. SuspenseD. Science fictionE. Non-fictionF. BiographiesG. Other

Mys

terie

s

Wes

tern

s

Susp

ense

Science

fiction

Non-ficti

on

Biograp

hiesOth

er

0% 0% 0% 0%0%0%0%

Q2: My ability to demonstrate familiarity with the Library Bill of Rights and the ALA Code of Ethics and to explain the relevance to library service

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

0% 0% 0%0%0%0%

Q2: My ability to demonstrate familiarity with the Library Bill of Rights and the ALA Code of Ethics and to explain the relevance to library service

Some contrast to reported ability for understanding and promoting intellectual freedom and freedom of information in Q3: Expert (8.20%, 10); Very Strong (35.25%, 43); Competent (47.54%, 58), Weak (9.02%, 11); Very Weak and No Ability are zero.

Q7: My ability to understand and apply laws that pertain to libraries

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q7: My ability to understand and apply laws that pertain to libraries

Q14: My ability to apply relevant national and international bibliographic control standards to organize materials and resources at a level appropriate for the library and the materialsA. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q14: My ability to apply relevant national and international bibliographic control standards to organize materials and resources at a level appropriate for the library

and the materials

Q15: My ability to pursue knowledge of current library trends and innovations; identify how they may impact bibliographic control and resource management and how they may be applied locally

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q15: My ability to pursue knowledge of current library trends and innovations; identify how they may impact bibliographic control and resource management and

how they may be applied locally

Q16: My ability to understand the general structure, relationships and relative importance of organization of information principles, systems and software

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q16: My ability to understand the general structure, relationships and relative importance of organization of information principles, systems and software

Q26: My ability to perform outcome-based evaluations to measure the effect of the programs and service on various user groups

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q26: My ability to perform outcome-based evaluations to measure the effect of the programs and service on various user groups

Q27: My ability to identify and articulate the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q27: My ability to identify and articulate the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods

Some contrast to ability to identify, analyze, and use research literature in Q28: Expert (16.81%, 19); Very Strong (30.97%, 35); Competent (41.95%, 47); Weak (7.96%, 9); Very Weak (2.65%, 3); No Ability reported as zero.

Q31: My ability to understand and apply basic instructional design principles to design training

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q31: My ability to understand and apply basic instructional design principles to design training

Q32: My ability to develop and evaluate a library budget

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q32: My ability to develop and evaluate a library budget

Q33: My ability to understand and ensure compliance with human resources policies and procedures

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q33: My ability to understand and ensure compliance with human resources policies and procedures

Q34: My ability to develop and apply appropriate methods to continually measure and ensure the quality and value of library services

A. ExpertB. Very strongC. CompetentD. WeakE. Very weakF. No ability

Expert

Very s

trong

Competent

Wea

k

Very w

eak

No ability

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%

Q34: My ability to develop and apply appropriate methods to continually measure and ensure the quality and value of library services

Some similarities to Q26 responses: Expert (7.02%, 8); Very Strong (19.30%, 22); Competent (41.23%, 47); Weak (30.70%, 35); Very Weak (0.88%, 1); No Ability (0.88%, 1)

Break-out Groups – Remediation Ideas

•Foundations (Questions 2 and 7)•Cataloging (Questions 14, 15 and 16)•Assessment (Questions 26 and 27)•Management (Questions 31, 32, 33 and 34)

Suggestions• Webinars for in-house training• Classes • Workshops• Reading• Mentors• Professional associations

Crane, B. E. (2014). How to teach: A practical guide for librarians. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Ragains, P. (Ed.). (2013). Information literacy instruction that works: A guide to teaching by discipline and student population (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: Neal-Schuman.

Matthews, J. R. (2007). The evaluation and measurement of library services. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

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