For the past decade, four information literacy training sessions have been integrated into the designated chemistry core course at Central Michigan University. The course is offered every semester and is required for students majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and certain concentrations in Biology. From the initial planning of the multiple sessions to the continual fine-tuning of the information training contents, it has been a bumpy ride to a well-developed and integrated information literacy program for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.<br/><br/>This poster is going to present results from over five hundred undergraduate student opinion surveys conducted before and after the library training sessions. The survey results demonstrate: 1) the right decision to implement multiple library sessions into the core course curriculum and fulfill the information literacy requirement of the ACS approved Chemistry program; 2) the effectiveness of the combination of library instruction and associated assignments, which are graded and counted as part of students’ final course grades; 3) the importance of the collaboration between the science librarian and chemistry faculty to ensure the continuity of this program; 4) the usefulness of these sessions to students to possess Chemistry information search techniques and skills needed for their future studies and careers, which many students were not aware of before the instructions; and 5) raising students’ confidence levels in searching for chemistry information.

Library information literacy training in chemistry core course: A decade of reflection

Fall 2022 abstracts, posters, and presentations will launch in mid-September.

ACS Fall 2022

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.