Creating an Information Literacy Creating an Information Literacy Plan for First-Year Students: Plan for First-Year Students:

Librarians and Faculty CollaborateLibrarians and Faculty Collaborate

Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries October Conference for

New England Librarians, October 7, 2005

Catherine L. CrohanCatherine L. CrohanCoordinator of Library Instruction, Standish LibraryCoordinator of Library Instruction, Standish Library

Siena CollegeSiena College

Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M.Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M.Professor of Religious Studies & College Core CoordinatorProfessor of Religious Studies & College Core Coordinator

Siena CollegeSiena College

• Established in 1937Established in 1937

• An independent liberal arts college with a An independent liberal arts college with a Franciscan and Catholic traditionFranciscan and Catholic tradition

• Located in Loudonville, New York—just Located in Loudonville, New York—just outside Albanyoutside Albany

• FTE of 2,900 studentsFTE of 2,900 students

Foundations Sequence

• 1996-1996-

• Two-semester course required of all first-Two-semester course required of all first-year studentsyear students

• Interdisciplinary—An introduction to the life Interdisciplinary—An introduction to the life of the mindof the mind

• Shared common readingsShared common readings

FoundationsFoundations SequenceSequence

• Writing intensiveWriting intensive

• Small classes that meet with a single Small classes that meet with a single professorprofessor

• Faculty are drawn from all three schools: Faculty are drawn from all three schools: School of Liberal Arts, School of Business, School of Liberal Arts, School of Business, and School of Scienceand School of Science

• Overall theme: The meaning of Overall theme: The meaning of responsibilityresponsibility

CourseCourse Goals Include Goals Include

• Demonstrate a level of information literacy Demonstrate a level of information literacy skill that meets the standards set forth by skill that meets the standards set forth by the Foundations Information Literacy Planthe Foundations Information Literacy Plan

Build on Existing Build on Existing RelationshipsRelationships

Going to CampGoing to Camp

Don’t Wait To Be InvitedDon’t Wait To Be Invited

FACULTYFACULTY RESISTANCE RESISTANCE

LIBRARIAN RESISTANCELIBRARIAN RESISTANCE

InformationInformation Literacy Faculty Literacy Faculty Development GrantsDevelopment Grants

Teaching First-Year Students to Retrieve, Teaching First-Year Students to Retrieve, Analyze and Evaluate Information in the Analyze and Evaluate Information in the Age of InformationAge of Information

Grant Awarded Fall 2003Grant Awarded Fall 2003

Camp 2003Camp 2003

The Information Literacy Plan The Information Literacy Plan forfor Foundations Foundations

May 2003May 2003

Contact InformationContact Information

Catherine L. CrohanCatherine L. CrohanCoordinator of Library InstructionCoordinator of Library InstructionJ. Spencer & Patricia Standish LibraryJ. Spencer & Patricia Standish LibrarySiena CollegeSiena CollegeE-mail: crohan@siena.eduE-mail: crohan@siena.edu

Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M.Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M.Professor of Religious Studies & College Core CoordinatorProfessor of Religious Studies & College Core CoordinatorSiena CollegeSiena CollegeE-mail: tamburello@siena.eduE-mail: tamburello@siena.edu