The Library successfully conducted information literacy placement tests for the first year class. Thanks to a collaboration with Student Affairs and the Menlo 101 classes, we were able to reach all first year students and had a impressive 87% participation rate (149 completed tests).

The Library is using the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL), administered by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), to assess students' research and critical thinking skills as they enter Menlo College. This helps us identify what students have already learned in high school and what skills they have yet to learn in the next four years of college to be successful consumers and producers of information in the digital age. The results will also help the library and College better understand how students place nationwide. ACRL is the professional organization of academic libraries in the U.S and a division of the American Libraries Association.

Learning assessment is a key part of the Library’s Information Literacy program. The TATIL assessment instrument forms part of the innovative practices being developed by the Library to better address student education needs. Data analysis is underway this fall and will inform areas of emphasis in the future.

We are excited to use the results from this year's TATIL assessment to create more targeted library teaching methods and tools. Librarians teach research and critical thinking skills across the curriculum and throughout a student's years at Menlo College. The better we do this, the better prepared students will be for their future professions and graduate programs!