In 2018, the Information Literacy Assessment Task Force took on the action item to pilot a information literacy survey instrument to complement existing initiatives underway by the Return on Investment (ROI) board committee. (This falls under the strategic plan goal of creating tools and documentation for assessing libraries to better understand our impact and our stakeholders.)
After a review of available tools, the task force decided to implement the Information Literacy Assessment & Advocacy Project (ILAAP), an assessment tool designed to investigate the information literacy skills of first and second-year post-secondary students. ILAAP was selected due to its free cost and customizable features.
The official PALNI pilot of this tool is over, but all PALNI libraries are free to use the tool and any of the recommendations below at any time.
Here are the steps for using ILAAP.:
We recommend choosing from the below questions for your students. These questions have been selected from the longer list for PALNI schools to use. We suggest using no more than three demographic questions.
WASSAIL Number |
Question |
Questions suitable for a pre-test: |
|
3089 |
Your year of study: □ 1st □ 2nd □ 3rd □ 4th □ Other |
4305 |
I have attended a library instruction session previously. Yes, no, I am not sure |
4297 |
Any questions or comments? Text box and "I have no questions or comments" opt out |
Questions suitable for a post-test or at the end of a single session: |
|
3089 |
Your year of study: □ 1st □ 2nd □ 3rd □ 4th □ Other |
4305 |
I have attended a library instruction session previously. Yes, no, I am not sure |
3094 |
What is the most useful thing you learned in today’s library instruction session? Text box and "I did not learn anything new in the session" opt out |
3675 |
Based on the content covered in today’s session, what remains unclear for you? Text box and "Nothing remains unclear" option |
4247 |
I feel more comfortable using the library because of the library instruction.* Agree - Disagree scale (with neutral option in middle) |
4300 |
What would you like to know more about? Text box and "I can't think of anything I would like to know more about right now" opt out |
4297 |
Any questions or comments? Text box and "I have no questions or comments" opt out |
We recommend choosing from the below questions for your students. These questions have been selected from the longer list for PALNI schools to use.
Q # |
Recommended Year |
Category |
ACRL Frame |
3863 |
First |
Format |
Information Creation as a Process Scholarship as Conversation |
3878 |
Second/Third |
Subjects |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
3966 |
Second |
Subjects |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
4229 |
First |
Boolean |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
3885 |
First |
Keywords |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
4056 |
First/Second |
Keywords |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
3891 |
First |
Call Number |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
4057 |
First |
Call Number/Subject |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
3971 |
First/Second |
Keywords |
Searching as Strategic Exploration |
4301 |
First/Second |
Citation, MLA |
Scholarship as Conversation |
3899 |
First/Second |
Citation, Chicago |
Scholarship as Conversation |
3900 |
First/Second |
Citation, ASA |
Scholarship as Conversation |
4302 |
First/Second |
Citation, CSE |
Scholarship as Conversation |
4232 |
Second |
Citation, APA |
Scholarship as Conversation |
4233 |
First/Second |
Format |
Authority is Constructed and Contextual |
4060 |
First/Second |
Format |
Authority is Constructed and Contextual |
This guide was created by a task force of PALNI librarians.
Task Force Members:
Eric Bradley | Goshen College / PALNI
Jessica Mahoney | Franklin College
Ruth Szpunar | DePauw University / PALNI
Z. Sylvia Yang | DePauw University