1. LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE Part 1: Employer Expectations Part 2: Graduate ExperiencesPROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE Margaret Driscoll, MLIS 2. College graduates identify CHALLENGES IN THE WORKPLACE An increased sense of urgency permeates theworkplace Research tasks are assigned with little structure ordirection Information seeking and use is highly contextual andfundamentally socialPROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE 3. College graduates identify ESSENTIAL INFORMATION COMPETENCIES FROM COLLEGE EXPERIENCES 1. Ability to systematically evaluating research sources 2. Ability to critically read and analyze print sources 3. Ability to synthesize large volumes of content and extractquality information4. Ability to implement an iterative research strategyby framing questionsPROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE