1. Name of committee/task force:

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1 1. Name of committee/task force: Information Literacy Best Practices Information Literacy Best Practices Information Literacy Best Practices Information Literacy Best Practices

2 Committee Chair, including contact information: Joe Goetz University of St. Thomas Doherty Library 3800 Montrose Houston, TX Joe Goetz University of St. Thomas Doherty Library 3800 Montrose Houston, TX Joe Goetz University of St. Thomas Doherty Library 3800 Montrose Houston, TX Joe Goetz University of St. Thomas Doherty Library 3800 Montrose Houston, TX 77006

3 Name of activity/project: Promote Exemplary Information Literacy Programs IS-ILBP Call for Exemplary Information Literacy Programs Design ILBP Badge Redesign ILBP Website

4 All IS activity must be linked to one of the 12 ACRL Plan for Excellence objectives atplan) with some exceptions for activities that support the internal work of the section (e.g. Local Arrangements). Identify the ACRL Plan for Excellence objective the activity supports or the exception for internal section work. If you are uncertain about the appropriate selection, please consult your Executive Committee liaison. Value of Academic Libraries: Develop and deliver responsive professional development programs that build the skills and capacity for leadership and local data-informed and evidence-based advocacy. Value of Academic Libraries: Develop and deliver responsive professional development programs that build the skills and capacity for leadership and local data-informed and evidence-based advocacy. Value of Academic Libraries: Develop and deliver responsive professional development programs that build the skills and capacity for leadership and local data-informed and evidence-based advocacy. Value of Academic Libraries: Develop and deliver responsive professional development programs that build the skills and capacity for leadership and local data-informed and evidence-based advocacy.

5 Describe the activity or project and how it relates to the objective you identified above. The committee will post information about programs recognized as exemplifying IL best practices on the ILBP Website, and will distribute the ILBP Badge to recognized programs. The Website will provide examples of how ILBP characteristics have been used to create successful and exemplary IL programs and provide real-world examples for librarians on a national level. The Badge will provide recognition for those programs while promoting the ILBP program. The best practice programs will help build librarian capacity and skill in building and articulating successful IL programs. The committee will solicit programs widely, as previously proposed to the IS Executive Committee. Programs will complete the submission form for identifying programs of information literacy that exemplify categories of the Best Practices. We will evaluate submissions using the ILBP Rubric, inform the selected programs and prepare to post information about the programs on the ILBP Website. The Website will provide examples of how ILBP characteristics have been used to create successful and exemplary IL programs and provide real-world examples for librarians on a national level. These best practice programs will help build librarian capacity and skill in building and articulating successful IL programs. The ILBP badge will serve as official online recognition to groups honored as exemplifying categories of best practices in IL. In this way it will promote the ILBP program beyond those who visit the ILBP site, increasing its effectiveness as a professional development resource. The ILBP Website will provide examples of how ILBP characteristics have been used to create successful and exemplary IL programs and provide real-world examples for librarians on a national level. These best practice programs will help build librarian capacity and skill in building and articulating successful IL programs. We will develop preferred design specifications for posting of Best Practices programs in coordination with Web Site Administrators and submit a proposal for redesign.

6 This project is a: Action plan. List as bullet points the steps required to complete this project and the planned dates to complete each step: Long-term project Long-term project Short-term project - Post information about the programs on the IS-ILBP Web Site as redesigned. - Distribute ILBP Badges to recognized programs. - Notify the academic library instruction community of the newly posted programs using same listservs used for the Call for Programs. - Advertise the program submission form in the following listservs: ILI, InfoLit, STS, LES, ACRL Leads, ARL - SAILS by March 15, Evaluate submissions, dividing the work as needed based on number of submissions by category. - Prepare to post information about the programs on the IS-ILBP Web Site as redesigned. - The Badge Subcommittee will develop a proposal with design specifications for the ILBP Badge and submit it to IS Advisory for approval. - The Badge Subcommittee will implement the design and prepare it as a package deliverable to recognized programs for posting on their websites. Short-term project The Web Site Subcommittee will deliver design specifications for the ILBP Web Site to the ILBP Committee for feedback and then to relevant IS Advisory members.

7 Proposed activity/project completion date: June 1, 2014 (Virtual Annual Meeting) 05/01/ /01/2014 January 2014 (after Virtual Midwinter, or sooner if so advised by IS Web Site Administrators for May 2014 completion) How will the success of the activity or project be measured? The Committee website will be successfully populated with recognized programs in a clear and accessible way. All recognized programs will be able and (mostly) willing to post ILBP Badges on their websites. Visits to the ILBP Web Site of recognized programs will increase markedly following announcements. We aim for submissions in all 10 categories of the Best Practices, hoping for successful submissions in the majority of those categories. The evaluation process will lead to consensus on selections. Evaluations will be completed and postings prepared in a timely manner. The badge design will receive approval from IS Advisory in a timely manner after feedback and approval by consensus from the ILBP Committee. The badge itself will be ready for distribution by the time of the Spring 2014 recognition of exemplary programs. The Committee will reach consensus through feedback and discussion that the proposed redesign serves the Committee charge of promoting best practices in IL through recognizing programs exemplifying categories of these best practices. The redesign proposal will be submitted to Web Site Administrators in a timely manner so that it is ready for the evaluation of open submissions in spring 2014.

8 What resources will you need to accomplish this activity or project? Please indicate which resources, such as additional funding or software, will need to be obtained from outside your committee structure. Coordination with Web Site Administrators via . Site visit information from Web Site Administrators. Software for and online document sharing, probably Google Drive. Online meeting software, either institutional or ALA Adobe Connect licenses or Anymeeting.com. Software for design, either institutionally licensed or open-source. Online meeting software, either institutional or ALA Adobe Connect licenses or Anymeeting.com. Software for and online document sharing, probably Google Drive. Online meeting software, either institutional or ALA Adobe Connect licenses or Anymeeting.com. Institutionallylicensed or open-source web design software.

9 The Instruction Section does not require committee members to attend the ALA Midwinter Meeting. We do require that committees/task forces host a virtual meeting. Please describe below how your committee/task force will conduct its work within this model. We will reflect on our accomplishments and plot a way forward at the online annual meeting. Any subdivisions of the group for evaluating purposes will work from shared online documents for first stage evaluation. Final evaluation will take place during live discussion prior to the virtual annual meeting. The Subcommittee will share files online for the design process. The design itself will be reviewed at Midwinter. The Subcommittee will share documents for the design process. The design itself will be reviewed after Midwinter.