Bellevue Community College
Library Media Center
Information Literacy Action Plan
December 7, 2005
Background
 Bellevue Community College is a two-year community college that is state funded. BCC has the highest rate of transfer students to the
University of Washington among community colleges in the state.
 As of Fall 2004, there are 13,738 college credit students out of a total of 19,142 students.
 Of the college credit students, 57% attend fulltime.
 As of Fall 2004 1,396 of new students are recent high school graduates.
 Racial composition of students – as of Fall 2004:
Asian
20%
African American
3%
Native American
1%
Other Race
4%
Multi-Racial
2%
White
69%
Institutional Environment and Priorities
 Critical Thinking and Information Literacy Across the Curriculum (CTILAC)
 BCC READS! – Initiative from the Center for Liberal Arts with strong support from the LMC
 Research and Information Literacy as a General Education Objective
 College wide cultural pluralism efforts
 College wide efforts on course outcomes and assessment
 Increased offerings of online courses
 Major remodel of the LMC building – use of space, technology for more effective services and increased visibility on campus
 Partnership with Eastern Washington University. Presence of EWU on BCC campus
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BCC Library Media Center Mission
The primary purpose of the Library Media Center (LMC) is to encourage learning by Bellevue Community College students, to support the
evolving education programs of the college, and to support the mission and goals of the college.
The LMC provides personnel, services, resources, and facilities which encourage individualization of instruction, independent study, and
effective use of resources by students, staff, faculty, and administrators. In addition, the LMC makes available its resources and services to
residents of the community as well as to other libraries.
Guiding Principle
We believe that all students should be equipped with learning skills to become lifelong responsible private and global citizens.
Outcomes
1. Outcome: Identify student groups with unique characteristics in order to determine IL needs and foster collaboration. Initiate IL
activities.
Assessment: List of student groups with unique characteristics from all areas of BCC by the end of fall 2005 and determination of level
of IL involvement.
Criteria: Three student groups will initiate IL activities by June 2006. Students will accomplish one-minute survey constructed by
librarians.
Change: Librarians and student group faculty advisor will review and discuss data from survey to determine improvements.
2. Outcome: Identify courses with information literacy General Education ratings of either 2 or 3 in order to gather baseline data on
courses claiming to integrate IL. (Note: All courses are rated according to general education outcomes on a range of 1, 2, 3 depending
on the amount of time focused on the particular outcome.
Assessment: List of courses with ratings of 3 in IL in credit classes by end of Fall 2005.
Criteria: Comparison of list of courses with assignments received and requests for library instruction.
Change: Inform department chairs of result of comparison
3. Outcome: Revive and strengthen the CTILAC program in order to explicitly relate Information Literacy to Critical Thinking.
http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/lmc/ilac/default.htm
Assessment: Organize CTILAC Advisory Group, review past accomplishments and formulate strategies for implementation.
Criteria: Librarians partner with faculty in 5 disciplines.
Change: Continue efforts to strengthen CTILAC.
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4. Outcome: Touch all members of the BCC campus community within one quarter of their affiliation with the college in order to
acquaint them with the LMC.
Assessment: All students, employees, and individuals affiliated with BCC will be informed of the LMC.
Criteria: Information on LMC (Teaching Institute, student orientations, brochures, website info, course schedule, student handbook,
faculty handbook, etc) .
Change: Review of LMC participation in student orientations.
5. Outcome: Partner with sponsoring departments of BCC initiatives in order to build relationships with the LMC.
Assessment: LMC participation in 5 activities and events sponsored by other BCC departments by June 2006.
Criteria: LMC participation in events sponsored by Center for Liberal Arts (BCC READS), Diversity Caucus (Courageous
Conversations), Social Science Division (Coffee, Tea & Politics), Professional Development.
Change: Plan for participation in future activities.
6. Outcome: Collaborate with librarians and library staff of Eastern Washington University in order to create an IL program that will
support students in EWU courses taught at BCC.
Assessment: Creation and adoption of memorandum of operation for the BCC and EWU libraries in serving EWU students at BCC.
Criteria: Implementation of memo of operation by BCC and EWU.
Change: Maintain initial conversations.
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Outcome Activities
1
Connect with Student Services and Division
Chairs to identify contact points for data
gathering. Identify student groups and
programs.
Audience
- Student Services
- Division Chairs
- Administrators
1
Define areas to infuse IL for all unique
audiences
All identified student groups - Librarians
- Program
faculty
Winter
2006
1
Provide LMC portion of student orientations
coordinated by Student Services for
identified student groups
- Librarians
- Student
Services
Ongoing
1
Provide LMC portion of special student
orientations for identified programs
- TRIO - immigrants
- Intl Students
- New credit students
- CEO
- HS prgms./Running Start
- ELI
- Librarians
- Program
administrators
Ongoing
1
Design and teach workshops for identified
student groups
Design and teach workshops for identified
student programs
Design and teach workshops for student
government and clubs
- Black Student Union
- Disability Support Svcs
Tech Prep
Extend services and instruction to offcampus programs:
 Investigate doc delivery
 Implement doc delivery
 Design and teach workshops
North Campus
1
1
1
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Student Government and
Clubs
Resources
- Librarians
- BCC
administrators
Timeline
Fall 2005
Notes
Ongoing
Ongoing
- Librarians
- Students
- Faculty
- Advisors
- Librarians
- North
Campus staff
Ongoing
Ongoing
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1
Explore instruction and collection services
for Venture Program
Venture students
1
Provide LMC component for Baccalaureate
Program proposal
Establish listing of courses rated 2 or 3 for
the Information Literacy general education
outcome
Identify courses with 2/3 IL rating that come
for library instruction
Gather and evaluate syllabi & assign for
courses with 2/3 IL rating requesting library
instruction
Identify faculty teaching courses rated 2/3
and discuss IL integration
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Discuss other tools and methodologies in IL
integration
Create CTILAC advisory group to formulate
strategy for marketing, planning, and
implementation of CTILAC
Identify faculty who participated in CTILAC
and organize a CTILAC alumni gathering.
Present IL program for BCC.
Discuss with CTILAC faculty IL integration
in their classes – gather assignments and
tools developed if any
Post updated and new assignments on
CTILAC site
Modify CTILAC site to incorporate concepts
learned at ACRL Immersion
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Ongoing
Baccalaureate Program
- Librarians
- Venture
faculty
- Librarians
BCC Curriculum
Librarians
Winter
2006
Librarians
BCC Faculty
Librarians
BCC Faculty
Librarians
Winter
2006
WinterSpring 2006
Librarians
Librarians
BCC Faculty
Librarians
BCC Faculty
Advisory Group
Librarians
BCC Faculty
CTILAC faculty
Myra, Nicole,
Shahla
LMC Staff
LMC staff
Existing
assignments
Faculty
Web
posting:Nicole
Librarians
Web
posting:Nicole
CTILAC faculty &
interested parties
BCC Community
BCC Community
Librarians
Librarians
BCC Faculty
Advisory
group
Develop
sub-program
Ongoing
Ongoing (12 per
quarter)
Winter
2006
Winter
2006
Ongoing 1
or 2 times a
yr
Ongoing
Develop
sub-program
Spring 2006
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3
3
3
3
Librarians to develop IL instructional
modules for use in class (PowerPoint, online
tutorial, online module for use in WebCT)
Organize workshops where librarians provide
instruction and faculty can share IL
methodologies or materials (Wed afternoon
sessions, Faculty professional Dev Day, Div
mtgs)
Review IL credit classes developed through
CTILAC
 English 103
 English 109
 Science 103 - IDS
Construct criteria and assessment tools to
track progress of activities within CTILAC
BCC Community
Librarians
Fall 2005
Faculty
Librarians
Faculty
Ongoing
Students
Faculty
Assignments
Assessment
tools
Spring 2006
4
Create LMC user accounts for trustees and
inform them of LMC resources
BCC board of trustees
4
Visit departmental leaders to determine best
ways to meet and inform all new BCC
employees/students
Distribute LMC information bearing material
to employees
Instructional administrators
Program chairs
4
Contact new faculty and staff in person or via
e-mail
New Faculty
New employees
4
Provide orientation and library workshop for
faculty
FT/PT Faculty
4
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New BCC employees
Systems
Librarian
LMC staff
Inst admin
Librarians
Fall 2005
LMC staff
Human
Resources
LMC Staff
Human
Resources
Librarians
Ongoing
Develop as
a Subprogram
Winter 2006
Every
Quarter
Every
Quarter or as
needed
Workshop
will address
a popular or
assessed
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4
Distribute LMC information bearing material
to students
New BCC students
LMC staff
Student Svcs
Every
Quarter
4
Provide orientation and information literacy
workshop for new students
New BCC students
Librarians
Student Svcs
5
Division sponsored events i.e. Coffee, Tea and BCC Community
Politics
At Least
once per
quarter – as
needed
Ongoing
5
BCC READS
5
5
Diversity Events
i.e. Black History Month, United Nations
Day
Scholar-in-Residence
5
5
Workshops on Professional Development Day
BCC 40th anniversary events
6
Create a memorandum of operation in
accordance with the institutional
memorandum of understanding
BCC and EWU Library
Directors
6
Implement BCC-EWU memo of operation
LMC staff
a) Visit to EWU
b) EWU database access
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BCC Community and
Partners
BCC Community and
Partners
BCC Community and
Partners
BCC Faculty
BCC Community
Divisions,
LMC staff,
CLA,
Student
Programs
LMC staff,
CLA, KCLS
need
Assessed on
post-Fall
distributions
Ongoing
Every
Quarter
CLA, LMC
Staff
LMC staff
Sayumi,
Myra, Becky
Myra
Pat
Kelley,EWU
Ongoing
a) BCC and EWU LMC
a) Sayumi
Summer
2005
b) BCC librarians & EWU
b) Sayumi
Fall 2005
Yearly
2005-2006
Fall 2005
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C) Installation of EWU Millennium software
at Circ computer
d) Circulation staff training
e) Voyager Sys admin & patron setup for
EWU students
f) Information literacy instruction for EWU
students at BCC
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students
c) LMC Circ staff & EWU
students
c)Shahla
Xinhang
Circ Staff
f) EWU students and faculty
at BCC
f) Librarians
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