The librarians involved in the study offered the same information literacy
instruction for the participating classes that they do for other classes.
The only difference for this studywas that the librarians involved in
the study administered the online information literacy skills test toward
the end of the semester to allow students time to use other library services
as they work on their writing assignments.
The information literacy skills test scores were collected from 398
students in 19 classes taught by eight instructors. The participating
students' writing scores and their course scores were obtained through
the course instructors. The weight of the writing scores in their final
course grades ranged from 10% to 75%.
Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to summarize the data.