"...Material presented here is replete with concrete new ideas not only for collaboration, but also for funding, training, personal involvement, Web-based instruction, and other concepts too numerous to mention. And the best thing about these ideas is that they are not the usual endlessly-discussed theories—these are ideas that have worked—and some which have failed—in the real world...Despite the myriad new works available today related to library instruction in general and information literacy in particular, none is devoted solely to collaborative efforts between teaching faculty and librarians. This is where Library User Education: Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships shines—just as in the real world, it's all about collaboration." —Angela Weiler, Portal
This text explores the value and impact of collaboration and partnerships in academic library user education programs. Examples of many institutions' information literacy efforts and effective evaluation and assessment methods provide models to follow or adapt.
