Nancy Noe

Project SAILS: Launching Information Literacy Assessment Across University Waters

Beginning in 2000, a team headquartered at Kent State University launched Project SAILS, with the objective of developing a standardized test for assessing information literacy skills. Auburn University Libraries was one of the charter institutions that participated in pilot testing the Project SAILS instrument. This article provides background information about Auburns participation in Project SAILS, reports on how Auburn University Libraries analyzed the SAILS test data and presented findings to campus stakeholders, and outlines steps taken both inside and outside the library to incorporate information literacy instruction into the general education curriculum at Auburn University.