Connecting Inspiration with Information: Studio Art Students and Information Literacy Instruction

摘要

Thisarticlediscussesthepartnershipbetweenthelibraryandthestudioartfacultyat[Institutionname],thatledtotheintegrationofinformationliteracyinstructionintothestudioartcurriculum.Theauthoroutlinestheimportanceofinformationliteracytoartisticpracticeandstudentsuccess,anddiscussestheprogramofinstructionandlearningoutcomes.Earlyassessmentofstudentneedsandtheprogram’seffectiveness,usingbothcitationanalysisandanecdotalfeedback,revealsthattheprogramhascontributedtothematurationofstudentresearchandinquiryskills,andpositivelyaffectedtherelationshipbetweenthedepartmentandthelibrary,andprovidespreliminaryconclusionsaboutundergraduatestudioartinformationbehaviors.Anongoingfurtherprogramofstudytomorefullydescribetheinformationneedsofundergraduatestudioartstudentsisalsooutlined.