This document summarizes a study mapping information literacy student outcomes in a nursing curriculum through analysis of 25 course syllabi. Key findings include information research outcomes being embedded throughout the nursing courses but students not developing confidence or fluency in information research. Recommendations include collaboration between Nursing and the librarian to implement educational strategies promoting information literacy and identifying courses for general education information literacy requirements.

1. Nursing Curriculum
Syllabi Study to
Map Information
Literacy Student
Outcomes
Linda Neyer, Health Sciences/Science Librarian
Bloomsburg University
lneyer@bloomu.edu

2. Curriculum mapping

3. Hypothetical biology map

4. Purposes
O To assess Health Science Librarian‟s
information literacy instruction of nursing
students
O To evaluate information literacy student
outcomes in the nursing curriculum
VanScoy A. & Oakleaf MJ. (2008). Evidence vs. anecdote: Using syllabi to
plan curriculum-integrated information literacy instruction. College &
Research Libraries 69(6): 566-575.

5. Overview
O 25 courses, content, and assignments
examined
O Identified both information literacy and
communication (written/oral) SLOs
O Based on assignments, implicit and
explicit information literacy outcomes
identified
O Syllabi Matrix: http://bit.ly/WtwMcK

6. Standards
O ACRL – Association of College &
Research Libraries
O Information Literacy Competency
Standards for Higher Education
O AACN – American Association of
Colleges of Nursing
O The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education
for Professional Nursing Practice

7. Essentials of
Baccalaureate Education
O Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence-
based Practice
“Baccaulareate education provides a basic
understanding of how evidence is
developed, including the research
process, clinical judgment, interprofessional
perspectives, and patient preference as
applied to practice…”

8. Summary of Outcomes

9. Conclusions
O Information research outcomes
embedded throughout nursing
curriculum
O Students not developing confidence or
fluency in information research
O Starting point for additional
collaboration between the Nursing
Department and the Health Sciences
Librarian

10. Recommendations
O Collaboration between Nursing and
librarian to implement educational
strategies promoting info lit
O Identify courses appropriate for information
literacy general education „points‟
O Assess assignments related to Oral
Communication and Presentations to
facilitate critical thinking outcomes

11. Changes to my practice:
O Changes to Univ Sem for nursing
students
O Change in timing for Prof Nsg
instruction
O Met with senior students in Adult
Health 2
O SLL embedding – optimal 6th – 12th
weeks

12. Questions/Comments?