CSU Libraries, in conjunction with the campus Information Science & Technology Center’s Education Advisory Committee, have implemented a pilot assessment of information and communication technology skills via the ETS instrument called iSkills™. The iSkills assessment is designed to measure students’ ability to navigate, critically evaluate and make sense of information available through digital technology. This assessment is aligned with the nationally recognized Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. This 75-minute, web based assessment instrument is being delivered in the library instruction labs. Over four hundred senior students from all eight colleges on campus are participating during the spring 2008 semester. Results of this assessment will be shared with the faculty members who volunteered their classes for participation, campus administrators, and with the individual students who took part. The goal of this assessment is to help identify where further curriculum development is needed. Information Literacy planning on campus will be influenced by the results.
http://lib.colostate.edu/instruction/iskills/
Increased visibility of and access to research, scholarship, and artistic endeavors, including unpublished “gray literature”.
Increased citation of research.
Opportunity to control copyright (in certain cases).
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Master Teacher Initiative (MTI) During the 2007-8 academic year the Colorado State University Libraries joined a university-wide program called the Master Teacher Initiative, aimed at enhancing the quality of teaching on campus. As participants in the program, a library MTI coordinator distributes a weekly Master Teacher "Tip of the Week" (on teaching topics such as technology in the classroom or effective lectures) and arranges for monthly Master Teacher Workshops, during which campus experts speak to Libraries faculty and staff on topics related to teaching and learning.
http://tilt.colostate.edu/mti/
Underscore the importance of quality teaching within the context of the University's overall mission.
Underscore the importance of quality teaching within the context of the University's overall mission.
Provide opportunities for faculty from across a college to address common teaching interests and concerns.
Contribute to the creation of a culture where the scholarship of teaching is valued and appreciated.
Because the Libraries just began participating in this program during the 2007-8 academic year, it has not yet been assessed.
In an effort to better preserve and promote the intellectual output of the students and faculty of Colorado State University, the CSU Libraries have invested in a Digital Repository. Benefits of having a local institutional repository include:
Increased visibility of and access to research, scholarship, and artistic endeavors, including unpublished “gray literature”.
Increased citation of research.
Opportunity to control copyright (in certain cases).
Provide permanent, stable URLs for and long-term preservation of digital research.
ExLibris’ Digitool product was selected as the platform for this initiative. The Libraries will maintain files and make them accessible from one central place with persistent URLs that will not break, move, or change. Faculty members can limit who can see various aspects of his/her work for a given time, as necessary. A variety of file formats can be uploaded. The Digital Repository will be an excellent promotional tool featuring the research performed at Colorado State University. This could assist in recruiting highly qualified students. It can also serve as an excellent administrative tool to compile promotion and tenure reports and departmental reviews for accreditation. Generating and disseminating new knowledge through scholarly and creative works will have an impact around the world.
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During the process of redesigning the Libraries’ web site, and influenced by comments derived during usability testing, audience driven web pages were designed as an entry point for the variety of users of the Libraries’ web site. By bringing together resources (databases, research guides, catalogs, etc.) and services (logins, Interlibrary Loan, instruction sources, etc.) targeted to certain populations, these pages function as a “one-stop shopping” point. The primary objective of this project was to reduce the amount of information overload users experience when presented with an overwhelming array of options on the Libraries web site. Pages were designed for: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff, Future Students, Distance Users, Community Users, Visitors, Alumni and Friends, Users with Disabilities, Libraries Staff. These pages are featured in targeted e-mails to patrons, during instruction sessions, and on the home page of the Libraries’ web site.
http://lib.colostate.edu/users/
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