Characteristics
of Programs of Information Literacy That Illustrate Best
Practices
Category
8: Staffing
Staff
for an information literacy program:
·
include
librarians, disciplinary faculty, administrators, program
coordinators, graphic designers, teaching/learning
specialists, and/or others as needed;
·
serve as role
models, exemplifying and advocating information literacy and
lifelong learning;
·
are adequate
in number and skills to support the program’s mission;
·
develop
experience in instruction/teaching and assessment of student
learning;
·
develop
experience in curriculum development and expertise to
develop, coordinate, implement, maintain, and evaluate
information literacy programs;
·
employ a
collaborative approach to working with others;
·
receive and
actively engage in systematic and continual professional
development and training;
·
receive
regular evaluations about the quality of their contribution
to the program.
ACRL Information
Literacy Resources
