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If you are interested in the SCC Library's IL Student Learning Outcomes, you may also be interested in the Assessment Log where SCC librarians record various types of assessment efforts.
The Association of College and Research Libraries coordinates research projects that investigate the effects of information literacy instruction on student learning and achievement. See examples of this and other research here.
Orienting ourselves: Why are SCC Librarians creating these outcomes? 
Research findings about teaching Information Literacy (IL) conclude that student achievement is improved through by library interventions. In order to teach progressively more complex IL concepts and skills to all students, SCC Librarians work collaboratively with discipline faculty to create sequenced IL student learning outcomes in several programs and courses including those we have identified as gateway courses. Via a strategic focus on IL skills and dispositions which build over time, our aim is to infuse Information Literacy into each student's college experience throughout their academic career at SCC
The gateway courses we choose correspond to educational pathways at the college, and they include research-related outcomes among their course learning outcomes. They include student orientation, general education, and discipline courses. By targeting these core courses which most students take, we aim to teach the widest possible breadth of students.
SCC librarians purposes for articulating IL student learning outcomes:
How SCC librarians intend to use these IL student learning outcomes:
Library session for Guidance 102 - summary
The library session for Guidance 102 is designed to enhance student success by giving students foundational knowledge about the services and resources available at college libraries. Librarians collaborated with GUID 102 instructors to create 3 core student learning outcomes for this 50-minute lesson.
What students learn in GUID 102 constitutes a core a step in the SCC Library's scaffolded Information Literacy programming:
| Step in scaffolded Information Literacy instruction strategy | Programmed library instruction opportunity | Summary of student learning outcomes |
| 1 |
New Student Orientation |
Students are aware of the SCC library and know that they can ask for help 24/7 |
| 2 | GUID 102 | Students: 1. are able to identify important services available through the library, both in person and online 2. know that the library is place where students can come to find information 3. know how to get help in accessing library services/resources |
| 3 | 100-level writing & composition courses (ENGL 101 and APLED121) |
ENGL 101 outcomes created in collaboration with English faculty APLED 121 outcomes created in collaboration with APLED faculty |
| 4+ | Subject specific courses (Biology, Hospitality, etc.) | outcomes vary |
Partner with your SCC librarians to customized your GUID 102 library section to suit your needs. We teach on-ground and ITV instruction sessions, can customize instruction for students on various pathways, and we offer a variety of online options.
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SCC Library liaison to Guidance
533-7046 or 533-8821
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