Group to establish infolit program for all freshmen.

The Information Literacy Subcommittee of the University Committee on the First Year of Studies was established to investigate means of introducing information literacy skills to all first year students. Members of the subcommittee include representatives from the Hesburgh Libraries, the Writing Center, administrators from First Year of Studies, College of Arts & Letter, and the College of Science.

Goals:

• Develop information literacy learning outcomes for first year students.

• Develop a means to assess student information literacy skills.

Assessment:

The subcommittee was formed in 2007. However, we completed SAILS (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) in 2004-2005, and this informed the need for this subcommittee.
https://www.projectsails.org/

Developed First Year Experience Librarian.

Among other initiatives, began "embedded librarian" who provides reference services from the Coleman-Morse Center for First Year of Studies, rather than a traditional library service desk.
http://www.library.nd.edu/fys/fye.html

Goals:

• Develop a means to deliver the outcomes to the students.

• Provide different image of librarians.

• Explore popular social networking space.

• Collaborate with University's Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning.

Assessment:

We haven't yet because we're still investigating the best way of providing this assessment.

Initiatives cover Captivate tutorial; Caching in @ the Libraries; ice cream socials.

• Captivate tutorial in order to demonstrate QuickSearch (an Ex Libris meta search engine).
  

• Caching in @ the Libraries in order to familiarize students with library locations, resources, and services and to foster positive image of the libraries.
  http://www.library.nd.edu/instruction/cachingin/

• Ice cream socials for College of Science graduate students in order to provide a relaxed way to encourage bibliographic instruction.

Goals / Assessment:

NA

Library reference presence in Second Life.

The Library has an information desk presence on the University of Notre Dame's campus in Second Life.
http://secondlife.com/

Goals / Assessment:

NA