Developing Faculty-Librarian Partnership : Collaborative Initiative at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane ( AUI ) Aziz El Hassani Hanane Kakrour Multimedia Librarian User Service Librarian Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane

Over the past years, a team of librarians and Center for Academic Development (CAD) faculty members have been involved in a collaborative project aiming at enhancing the CAD students’ information literacy skills. This collaboration has been considered as a strategic priority for the library to promote not only its role as a learning center, but also to forge an effective library and CAD partnership. The following presentation will address the needs of this collaborative partnership and how it contributes to the development of AUI students’ learning achievement. It will highlight challenges surrounding the process of implementation of this project and propose potential strategies for expansion on a campus wide scale. Keywords: library, literacy information, library faculty collaboration, library instruction, learning, cooperation, workplace information literacy, interdisciplinary Faculty-Librarian Partnership: A Collaborative Initiative at AUI

 General Information (AUI)  Collaboration (between Library & CAD)  Goals & objectives  Rewards & challenges  Information Literacy Program  Strategies for expansion Presentation Outline

 Founded in 1995  Total student body = Over 1800  Most popular majors 1.Science and engineering 2.Business Administration 3.Humanities and Social Sciences  A uniquely international common core program for all undergraduate students, providing the basis for a well-rounded global education.  Rich academics, in English, encouraging choice and experimentation, in all schools and programs of study. About Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane “ Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane is an independent, public, not-for profit, coeducational, Moroccan university committed to educating future citizen-leaders of Morocco and the world through a globally oriented, English-language, liberal arts curriculum based on the American system.”

Mohammed VI Library About the Mohammed VI Library & CAD the Center for Academic Development (CAD) The owned holdings of the Mohammed VI Library include :  Over print volumes  1850 audio/vidoe itemes  355 current print periodical  Our collection is growing at a rate of approximately 4000 itemes per year  The Library grants access to over 25 online databes that provide content from over electronic journals. The purpose of the Center for Academic Development (CAD) is to help students improve the quality of their study and learning, with a view to enabling them to maximize their own potential and to make efficient use of the resources offered by the University. In CAD courses, students learn research and study skills, approaches to problem solving, critical thinking, and group interaction skills.

Date : Collaboration Begins – August 2005  To promote the role of the Library as a learning center  To forge an effective library and CAD partnership.  To enhance students learning and research, and help them develop their information competencies.  To equip AUI students for lifelong learning in an evolving information universe. Goals and objectives

 SSK 1211: Strategic Learning and Study Skills Basic Research skills Research methods Searching the OPAC ( Basic search )  SSK 1212: Information Literacy Skills Prerequisite Searching Library Databases Searching the OPAC ( Advanced search ) Citation management and research  SSK 1213: Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills Prerequisites Our Information Literacy Program

6-computer instruction rooms Standardized content Handout and online materials Active learning exercises 1 hour of instruction Our library instructional committee: 6 librarians Workshop Details

IL Program Collaboration Use of Workshop Program at Al Akhawayn University : (2006 to 2012)

 Pre-planning  Post-workshops evaluation  Regular communication  Shared logistics work  Standardized, one-hour IL workshops  One-shot IL instruction sessions Our Collaborative Process

What we learned  Library and faculty collaboration further enhanced  Librarians and students worked together  Librarians gained knowledge of student information needs  IL Increased library usage Plans for the future  Continue to explore innovative ways to support AUI students and expand Information literacy to the entire campus Rewards

 Assessing the impact of Information Literacy program on AUI students’ learning and achievement  Extending the experience to the rest of AUI schools  Not all AUI Faculty are willing to incorporate IL objectives into classroom. Challenges

Thank you Our Contact information Aziz El Hassani, Al Akhawayn University Hanane Karkour Al Akhawayn University