1. The Perfect Storm: The Library’s Journey Into a First-Year Experience Project Olga Conneen Northampton Community College oconneen@northampton.edu ALA annual conference – CJCLS FYE: Connecting First Year College Students to the Library July 11, 2009

2. 1. Middle States 2. Achieving the Dream 3. Assessment

3. Getting there General Education core outcomes Faculty Innovation Grant Achieving the Dream

4. College Seminar: Applied Skills for Academic Success Academic success strategies: note taking, active reading, time management, etc. Information literacy Critical thinking

5. Assessment Strategies Student Learning Outcomes Rubrics Closing the loop

6. Information Literacy Student Learning Outcome: 1.Student will be able to access needed information effectively and efficiently. 2.Student will be able to evaluate information and information sources critically, and incorporate selected information into his/her knowledge base. Assignment: –Conduct a search on a specific research topic, and describe the process used to identify and select two resources (books, periodicals or other sources) relevant to that research topic.

7. Question #4: Explain how you applied the following criteria to the sources you selected: relevance, timeliness, reliability. Measure - Question #4 Very Good 4 pts. Good 3 pts Needs Improvement 2 pts Deficient 1 pt Student applies relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies all three criteria: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies two of the following: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies one of the following: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student does not select a relevant, timely or reliable source.

10. Be involved - look for opportunities on your campus! Use the terminology and tools of the faculty. Get two or three faculty to market your product.