1. LEARNING CURVE:
COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE
Part 1: Employer Expectations
Part 2: Graduate Experiences
PROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY –
LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE Margaret
Driscoll, MLIS

2. College graduates identify …
CHALLENGES IN THE WORKPLACE
 An increased sense of urgency permeates the
workplace
 Research tasks are assigned with little structure or
direction
 Information seeking and use is highly contextual and
fundamentally social
PROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY –
LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE

3. College graduates identify …
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
COMPETENCIES FROM COLLEGE
EXPERIENCES
1. Ability to systematically evaluating research
sources
2. Ability to critically read and analyze print
sources
3. Ability to synthesize large volumes of content and extract
quality
information
4. Ability to implement an iterative research strategy
by framing questions
PROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY –
LEARNING CURVE: COLLEGE TO WORKPLACE