Judith A. Downie
Instruction design collaborations with government information specialists
California State University, San Marcos
purpose purpose paper foster discussion role government information librarians design implementation information literacy instruction increased accessibility government information internet bringing librarians increased contact government information thereby becoming ad hoc documents librarians collaboration experts government information shared knowledge results opportunities richer comprehensive information literacy instruction designmethodologyapproach review examines evidence commonality collaboration librarians content analysis general specialized library publications findings collaboration common practice library instruction share workload expertise yet literature practice focuses librarianfaculty collaborative efforts limited evidence exists collaboration librarians severely limited body literature exists examining instructional design collaboration include government information information literacy instruction practical implications collaborative instruction proactively addresses resolving perceived barriers expands instruction resource repertoires shares workloads originalityvalue examination collaborative process librarians infrequent adds body literature increases awareness additional resources provision information literacy instruction