Information literacy as a student learning outcome the perspective of institutional accreditation
Laura Saunders ; foreword by Peter Hernon.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. Libraries Unlimited c2011.
- xv, 294 p. ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Accreditation and higher education in the United States -- The study's reflective inquiry and procedures -- Quantitative findings of institutes accredited by the Middle States Commission and case study selection -- Quantitative findings for phase four : the remaining five regions -- Updates to the Middle States region -- Collaboration -- Assessment of learning outcomes for information literacy -- Accountability and transparency -- Institutional culture -- Leadership for information literacy -- Looking to the future.
Information literacy--United States. Universities and colleges--Accreditation--United States. Academic libraries--Relations with faculty and curriculum--United States. Information literacy--Ability testing--United States. Information literacy--Study and teaching (Higher)--Evaluation. Information literacy--Standards--United States.