Information Load and Its Effects on Subject Guide Usage: A Quantitative Case Study

Library research and instruction departments are increasingly focused on improving and expanding their online subject guides. This case study examines analytic data from one year of subject guide use at a Research-I institution. A sample of over 110 total subject guides was analyzed. The subject guides were examined for indicators of information load, as measured by number of total resources on the multi-tab subject guides and number of pages in each subject guide. Resources in individual guides ranged in number from under ten to several thousand. The analytic data on the guides provides information on how students and other university affiliates used the guides, including time spent in each guide and page views. By correlating the number of resources and pages with the analytic data, preliminary conclusions about best practices for information load in subject guides were drawn, such as minimizing the number of pages in a guide.Master of Science in Library Scienc

Information Has Value: A View from Three Institutions

In this presentation, three librarians with diverse roles and employed at three dramatically different academic institutions (a community college, a private liberal arts college, and a public land-grant university) will discuss the ways in which their professional praxis of instruction related to “Information Has Value” converge and diverge. From these varied experiences, the presenters will then propose a tiered model of high-impact approaches to incorporating aspects of the scholarly communication librarian portfolio into library instruction, ranging from introductory community college writing courses to courses for students completing a capstone for their major. The presenters will also suggest ways to scaffold “Information Has Value” across a disciplinary curriculum, including strategies for incorporating stakeholders from across library units for maximum impact

Visual Curriculum Mapping Template

This template map contains areas for degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources. It is free and open for reuse and modification. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

Engineering Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with engineering across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

French Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with French across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

Legal Studies Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with legal studies across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

Italian Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with Italian across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

Geology Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with geology across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14

Chemistry Curriculum Map 2013-2014

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with chemistry across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14