More recently, Suellen Cox, Library Instruction Coordinator, and Pat Szeszulski, Assessment Coordinator and Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Studies, submitted a grant proposal to CLRIT entitled "Assessing Information Competence Across Disciplines." Based upon core competencies, a comprehensive program of authentic assessment will be designed and implemented to assess systematically student acquisition of information competency. Library and HDCS faculty will co-develop course-specific research assignments that include learning goals to integrate course content and information competency. This model project, utilizing state-of-the art technology, will increase students' levels of information competence, foster a spirit of collaboration among library and discipline faculty, and have applicability to multiple campuses throughout the CSU system. The proposal has been accepted and funded.

During the fall 1997 and fall 1998 semesters, a team of librarians were also involved in creating, planning, and co-teaching the Fullerton First Year (FFY) required course "Introduction to Information Technology and Presentation." MSIS and Computer Science faculty taught computer competency and presentation skills, including computer basics, e-mail, internet searching, PowerPoint and Web-page creation. Library faculty worked with students in acquiring information competency skills and understanding electronic library resources (OPAC, electronic periodical indexes and full-text databases), distinguishing between popular and scholarly sources, interpreting bibliographic citations, citing electronic information, evaluating information on the Web, and requesting books and articles via electronic delivery systems.