Collaborating with Faculty to Reframe Information Literacy via

Evidence-Based PracticeSusan Franzen, Campus Librarian, Illinois Central College

Colleen Bannon, Information Services Librarian, Heartland Community College

Our Experience in a Nutshell

How our collaboration began

Initial projects

Cultivating a relationship

Where we are now

Evidence-Based Practice & Information Literacy

Learning each other’s language

What is evidence based practice?

What is information literacy?

Evidence-Based Practice & Information Literacy

Standard 1 / Assess & Ask / Research as inquiry

Standard 3 / Appraise / Information creation is a process & Authority is constructed and contextual

Embedded Librarian Activities

Curriculum mapping

Writing assignments

Instruction

Co-grading

Post-instruction interactions

Lessons Learned

Starting a collaboration often starts in order to address a problem.

Learning each other’s research philosophy and content knowledge benefits everyone.

Building a relationship is a process.

Negotiating is about give and take.

Managing time is a challenge.

Questions?

Susan Franzen, Illinois Central College susan.franzen@icc.edu

Colleen Bannon, Heartland Community College colleen.bannon@heartland.edu