Introduction | Library Program level SLO | SLO assessment matrix | Assessment tools | Findings

Introduction

PURPOSE: This website reports Cuyamaca College Library's attempt to develop Program Level SLO's for the Library.

Cuyamaca Library's attempts at developing Library Program Level SLOs
     Accreditation standards require the construction of program level SLOs for each department. Developing Program SLOs for libraries is new territory for us. It is generally agreed that library use is indeed beneficial for students to achieve their educational outcomes. But to prove that it really does so, or to what degree it contributes to students’ attainment of educational outcomes is difficult. For example, it is easier to assess students in a 15 week course with exams and quizzes. It is difficult to assess student leaning in a 50 minute library instruction orientation or a five minute reference desk interview.

The Cuyamaca Library Program Level SLOs differ from the Program Level SLOs for subject disciplines (e.g.English, Math).
     The Cuyamaca Library Program Level SLOs Library are assessable statements of what students will be able to know and do as a result of completing a library orientation and/or a reference desk interview. These SLO's are explicit statements describing abilities (not attitudes) that a student will be able to demonstrate as a result of his or her engagement in a particular library orientation and/or reference desk interview.
     Program Level SLOs for subject disciplines, on the otherhand, are assessable statements of what students will be able to know and do as a result of completing coursework within a discipline/department.  
These SLO's are explicit statements describing abilities (not attitudes) that a student will be able to demonstrate as a result of his or her engagement in a particular course session.

MISSION: Cuyamaca College Library's mission is to increase student library “Information Competency” (IC).  The accepted definition is "Information competency is a set of skills that require the  student to recognize when information is needed and to be able to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information."

     The Cuyamaca College Library has created SLOs for three areas of library services:
    1) library instruction program: reference and library orientations, and course LIR
     2) library collection services
     3) library circulation and technical services.

The Library has identified Library Program SLOs  and created an assessment plan matrix.

Library Course Level Student Learning Outcomes
Cuyamaca Library offers a stand alone one-unit course called LIR 110 which will be assessed in Fall 2011. This will be assessed separately from the Program Level Library SLOs
 

Please contact Jeri Resto , librarian, for more information.