Presented at LILAC 2022

1. Moving forward as one university
The impact of reshaping information and digital literacy to integrate with
refreshed graduate attributes
Grant, V., Haworth, A., McIndoe, S., Sadler, R. & Taylor, D.

2. Background: Our IDL vision
Background: Building on a previous PAR project
Background: Our University’s vision
Methodology: Action Research
Strategic Project 1: Portfolio and leading with library content
Strategic Project 2: IDL, graduate attributes and student employability
Next steps for supporting students’ digital capabilities
Reflections
Today’s talk

3. The University of Sheffield Library Strategic Plan 2015
http://librarysupport.group.shef.ac.uk/strategicplan/
Background Strategic planning for Information and Digital Literacy
Equip students with the research skills and
the information and digital literacy skills
they need to be at the cutting edge in their
discipline and influential digital citizens.

4. Background
Our Information
and Digital Literacy
Framework

5. Background Findings from our participatory action research project
Reflections
IDL is useful to students
and should be embedded
in the program.

6. Background Findings from our participatory action research project
Reflections
IDL is not an expression widely
known by students.
“Familiarising students with
‘information and digital literacy’ as
a term that means something”

7. Background Findings from our participatory action research project
Reflections
Consistency in reading list provision will improve the student experience.
“Tutors also provide very good information,
but in inconsistent ways on the VLE that often
do not utilise useful features such as the
University’s Resource (Reading) Lists system.
Consistency within a programme on core
information can reduce students' time and
confusion when navigating their Blackboard
courses.”
– Digital Learning Advisor
“Each module creating module resource
(reading) lists should make Library
content quickly available.
Linking e-textbooks directly from
Blackboard will save everyone time in
accessing textbooks and encouraging
reading.”
– Library Student Associate

8. Background The University’s new vision
Education
Priorities for portfolio,
employability, and digital
experience.
One University
A commitment to collaboration.

9. Methodology Action Research
Plan
Reflect Act

10. Methodology (Participatory) Action Research
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11. Portfolio Reading lists in 2020-21
Autumn 2020
● Promotion of online reading lists
● Library reading list policies
● Impact on students and staff
Spring 2021
● Academics ‘own’ their reading list
● Enhanced support and guidance
● Ordering resources through Leganto

12. Portfolio

13. Portfolio Connecting skills to content
Standardising library’s presence across all UG programmes
Reading lists
Online tutorials (bespoke and generic)
Teaching within the curriculum

14. Portfolio Project workstreams
Literature review
Data gathering and analysis
Identifying pilot programmes and modules
● Good practice in reading lists
● High student numbers
● Atypical programmes
User experience (UX)
Students and academic staff

15. Employability Acting with agility

16. Employability Reflecting on the initial refresh and a One University approach

17. Employability Planning for the strategic project
Refreshing the University Library’s research skills and critical thinking offer
● Improve discovery of, and access to, our resources
● Support the student journey, assessment requirements, and disciplinary contexts
● Align with the institutional approach to skills development and employability
● Further incorporate critical literacy
● Increase support for students as creators
● Reflect the Library’s support for the open agenda

18. Digital Next steps
Planning for a one university approach
Acting through a refreshed Digital Commons and
exhibition space
Reflecting on digital skills

19. Reflective
summary

20. Questions?

21. Vicky Grant
Head of Library Learning &
Teaching Services
University of Sheffield
v.grant@sheffield.ac.uk
@missvagrant
Amy C Haworth
Learning Development Librarian
University of Sheffield
a.c.haworth@sheffield.ac.uk
@amyccccccc
Deborah Taylor
Teaching Development Librarian
University of Sheffield
deb.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk