Instruction librarians face a persistent challenge: re-educating administrators who view Information Literacy as transactional support rather than a strategic driver for student retention and equity. This undervaluation often leads to systemic burnout and understaffing (presenters know this first-hand!).
This workshop addresses this gap by teaching librarians to craft "Strategic Value Narratives." Moving beyond traditional process-based reports, participants will learn to align library instruction-including algorithmic literacy-with institutional priorities like accreditation and workforce readiness. Through collaborative analysis of advocacy strategies, you will build a toolkit to shift administrative perceptions from "what we do" to why our work is indispensable for the university's mission.
Participants will be able to: 1. Analyze and deconstruct common administrative misconceptions regarding the depth and strategic impact of Information Literacy instruction 2. Develop a personalized Strategic Value Narrative that frames their instruction program's efficacy using institutional metrics (e.g., retention, equity, assessment data) rather than library-centric language, as well as identify and articulate the risks and opportunity costs associated with an undervalued or under-resourced IL program to library deans and university administrators 3. Practice delivering a concise, high-impact narrative designed to re-educate new library or university administration about the program's strategic necessity
