Article
The drama of information literacy: Collaborating to incorporate information literacy into a theatre history curriculum
College & Undergraduate Libraries
(2021)
Abstract
Information literacy (IL) has been studied extensively, but little has been written about IL applied to the study of theater. This study addresses that lacuna by evaluating the success of a librarian-faculty collaboration to integrate IL throughout a year-long course of study. Using a pre- and post-test methodology, researchers assessed students’ knowledge on a range of IL concepts. The results were used to modify the IL curriculum to place greater emphasis on IL concepts that students struggled with, and to de-emphasize IL concepts for which students demonstrated adequate incoming knowledge. This paper will provide recommendations for librarians and other instructors seeking to integrate IL concepts into a theater (or other performing arts) curriculum.
Keywords
- information literacy instruction,
- theatre history,
- performing arts,
- assessment,
- collaboration
Disciplines
Publication Date
2021
DOI
10.1080/10691316.2021.1915220
Citation Information
Dianna E. Sachs and Michael J. Duffy. "The drama of information literacy: Collaborating to incorporate information literacy into a theatre history curriculum" College & Undergraduate Libraries Vol. 28 Iss. 2 (2021) ISSN: 1545-2530 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_duffy/22/