Collaboration for Distance Information Literacy Instruction: Do Current Trends Reflect Best Practices?

In 2005, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) Instruction Committee conducted a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members regarding collaboration in distance learning information literacy instruction. The results were published in an Association of Research Libraries/Association of College and Research Libraries (ARL/ACRL) SPEC Kit. This paper reexamines the data reported in the SPEC Kit and compares these data to a selection of current library literature about collaboration, distance education, and information literacy instruction.