​The CSU East Bay University Libraries provide and support information literacy instruction across campus for students at all levels. Below is a summary of the information literacy (IL) instruction provided by CSU East Bay librarians in credit courses, in sessions to students in other departmental courses, as part of the Library's University Hour Student Success Workshop Series, and virtual instruction available on the Library's website. 

Credit Courses

• INFO 200: Topics in Information Literacy
• INFO 210: Introduction to Information Literacy Skills
• INFO 220: Information Literacy Skills
• INFO 310: Sustainability and Information Literacy

Information Literacy Sessions Embedded in other Disciplinary Courses

• Information Literacy Instructional Session data by College, Department, Year 2006-2021

Reference Services

• Reference actions mapped to learning outcomes (Summer 2019)

Web-Based Instruction

• Information Literacy Tutorials
• Subject, Topic, and General Research Guides

Ongoing Assessment

Information Literacy Credit Course Assessment

• Library 210: Signature Assignment (Reflective Essay - Prompt and Rubric); Pre / Post test

Information Literacy Program Annual Reports (Committee on Academic Planning and Review)

Includes assessment of student learning in information literacy credit courses (LIB / INFO)

• 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014

Institutional Learning Outcome (ILO) Assessment: Information Literacy

• Institutional Learning Outcome Assessment Resources
• Information Literacy ILO Assignment Guide
• Information Literacy ILO Rubric

Other Information Literacy Assessment Projects

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 

• CSUEB student responses to NSSE's Information Literacy Module (2014-2015)

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Assessment in Action Program

• Study examining the impact of IL instruction on CSUEB Transfer Students (2016-2017)

CSU Council of Library Deans (COLD) Student Success Study (2019-2020)

• The CSU-wide Council of Library Deans (COLD) Student Success Committee completed a two-year study assessing the impact of information literacy instruction on student success in the CSU. The CSU East Bay Libraries participated in the study. More information about the committee and the study can be found on the COLD Student Success Committee website.