Information literacy practices and perceptions of community college librarians in Florida and New York

Heidi Julien; Don Latham; Melissa Gross; Lindsey Moses; Felicia Warren

doi:10.15760/comminfolit.2020.14.2.7

Information literacy practices and perceptions of community college librarians in Florida and New York

Heidi Julien, Don Latham, Melissa Gross, Lindsey Moses, Felicia Warren

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An online survey in Florida and New York of community college librarians with responsibility for information literacy instruction provides a snapshot of instructional objectives and practices, including librarians’ beliefs about students’ information literacy needs, strengths, and weaknesses. Survey results point to the influence of the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework in the community college context, the challenges librarians face as they work to implement it, and their successes in doing so. These data reveal opportunities to support and improve instruction and to prepare future librarians to work successfully in community college contexts.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	7
Pages (from-to)	287-324
Number of pages	38
Journal	Communications in Information Literacy
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2020.14.2.7
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ACRL framework
Community colleges
Information literacy
Information literacy instruction
Librarians

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Education
Library and Information Sciences

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