Information literacy impact framework

Last year a report on a literature review and analysis by Dr Peter Cruickshank, Dr Bruce Ryan, and Marina Milosheva (Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland) was published: Information literacy impact framework. The report describes their search approach and the information they extracted from the research papers that they selected. The general lessons they drew from it were that components of impactful IL interventions are: evaluation should be around effectiveness and outcomes; choice of clear frameworks and structures to measure impact; ensuring integration and relevance of the intervention; collaboration between stakeholders; design of content and delivery methods; repetition and follow-up; management buy-in and budget. The report is here: https://infolit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IL-impact-framework-final-report.pdf

For some reason missed from this report is a substantial report by my colleague Dr Pam McKinney:
McKinney, P. (2014). Information literacy and inquiry-based learning: Evaluation of a five-year programme of curriculum development. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 46(2), 148-166. (Open access copy at https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/78126/) "This paper reports on the evaluation of a selection of curriculum development projects undertaken at a UK University that implemented inquiry-based learning and information literacy development. Data was collected using a “Theory of Change” evaluation methodology and analysed using a qualitative thematic approach. It was found that educators need to make explicit to students the need to develop information literacy to support their inquiries, and that dedicated approaches to facilitation from peers, librarians and academics are helpful when designing inquiry-based learning."
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