1. Promoting Information Literacy in Leadership Studies: Challenges and Solutions A poster presentation delivered at the 10 th annual conference of the International Leadership Association Nov.12-15, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA by Jim Wolford-Ulrich, Ph.D. Duquesne University

2. About Duquesne Founded 1878 by Spiritan order of priests – Private (Catholic); coeducational Distinctives of the Spiritan charism: – outreach, education, inclusivity Over 10,000 students in 10 Schools – 57% undergraduate / 43% graduate “We serve God by serving students"

3. SLPA: Background School of Leadership & Professional Advancement (SLPA) founded in 1983 – Total current enrollment: 1,011 students – Offers 1 bachelors degree and 5 masters degrees Student demographics – 50%+ Graduate Students – 50%+ Online – Non-traditional learners

4. SLPA: Background Faculty demographics – 50%+ practitioners – 85%+ part-time faculty – Wide geographic distribution Other contextual factors – Multiple delivery formats – Promote information literacy and library usage – Promote academic integrity

5. Middle States and ACRL Expectations of Library Profession and Accrediting Bodies – Information Literacy in Every Program – http://www.msche.org/publications/Developing-Skills080111151714.pdf – Discipline and Level Specific Standards – http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.cfm Information Literacy

6. Framing the Research Question Accessing & Evaluating Sources Evaluating Content Using Info for a Specific Purpose Using Information Responsibly Source: http://www.msche.org/publications/Developing-Skills080111151714.pdf Info Literacy Dimensions

7. Tools Developed at Duquesne for Helping Graduate Students in Leadership Studies

13. Special Blackboard Site for All Incoming Graduate Leadership Students Included Features: – Leadership “Quicklinks” Tool – Library Resource Web Page for SLPA – Google Scholar Integration – APA Helps; RefShare Starter List – 5 Webinars (delivered live, then archived) Student Resources

14. Five 45-min Interactive Sessions – Using the “QuickLinks” Document – Accessing Library E-Resources – Searching Databases – APA Helps – RefWorks & RefShare Offered “Live” Each Semester Multiple Times; Archives Saved Led by Reference Librarian Library Webinars

15. Leveraging the LMS

16. Formative Evaluation Library Webinar Survey Findings Students are busy − Advance notice needed! − Shorter is better Uneven faculty participation / promotion Students use Google! Google Scholar is under-used Technology still an issue

17. Critical Success Factors A Shared Vision and Direction A Partnership Approach – Identify roles and responsibilities for the School / department, faculty, students, and the Library Appropriate Use of Technology Integration Across Curriculum Learning Assessment

18. Future Directions Helps for Students and Faculty: – More discrete topics, modular approach Developmentally appropriate goals Broad faculty participation Easy Web access – Student Self-Assessment – “Job Aids” for Faculty – Investigate / integrate new technologies

19. Download this presentation and all Information Literacy tools developed: http://www.inflectionpoints.com/ila