Assessing Freshman Library Skills and Attitudes Before Program Development: Our Library's Experience

Jonathan Helmke
,
Brad Matthies

Butler University
,
Foley Library

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Abstract

College and university libraries are being called upon to use outcomes assessment to demonstrate their impact on student learning. Despite this trend, little has been reported in the literature on the value of pre-instruction assessment of freshmen before initiating program change, development, or assessment. This study reports on one library's attempt at pre-instruction assessment of incoming freshmen. The advantages of establishing a baseline of freshman library skills are reviewed. Also offered are suggestions for those libraries that are considering similar assessment projects.

Access to documents

10.1300/J106v11n02_03

Bibliographic Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

American English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 29-49

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

College and Undergraduate Libraries (Volume 11)

Publication milestones

Published - 2004

Publication status

Published - 2004

ISSN

1069-1316

Publication IDs

Scopus: 85006419095