PALNI Library Innovation Grant to fund information literacy program

Hanover College has received a Library Innovation Grant from the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI). The $5,750 award will fund a collaborative initiative to enhance library services and student success through information literacy.

“Empower Students by Empowering Faculty,” a pilot program through Hanover’s Duggan Library, will be a faculty-centered summer institute aimed at embedding information literacy instruction directly into the College’s curriculum. Through a “teach the teacher” approach, library staff members will collaborate with faculty from different disciplines to design and implement strategies to help students recognize the need for information and hone their ability to locate, evaluate and effectively use the information.

“We greatly appreciate PALNI’s generous support for this initiative,” said Heather Loehr, student success and electronic resources librarian. “By enabling our faculty to effectively integrate information literacy concepts into their courses, we aim to extend the library’s impact to all students and assist them in becoming discerning and proficient consumers of information as well as responsible digital citizens.”

PALNI is a non-profit library-to-library collaboration made up of 24 private, academic libraries. The Library Innovation Grant funds initiatives that align with PALNI’s strategic priorities and promote collaboration throughout the consortium. Funded projects are supported for up to one year, with recipients expected to share outcomes and models for continued innovation.