Enterprise and acumen: real world information skills and employability for business graduates

National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead.

This conference paper reports on an information literacy and employability project undertaken by the University of Western Sydney Library to improve support for the School of Business by reviewing the information literacy programs offered to students with a view to developing a more relevant curriculum. The project explored which information literacy skills are of practical value to newly graduating students in the work place and of greatest value to their employers. Interviews were conducted with new graduates and employers.