Partnership in electronic learning

Urban high schools in the USA are in a difficult position – they need to provide essential and fundamental education in core content areas, while also ensuring that students attain and meet requirements of computer and information literacy. These skills are not just required by the state education agencies, but increasingly by employers and institutions of higher education. This article is a case study of a special year‐long bibliographic instruction (BI) program developed by three separate organizations: an academic library, a university department of education, and selected high school teachers. This unique three‐way partnership was called the Electronic Learning Partnership. This article discusses the BI, the pedagogy used, the goals of information literacy in an urban high school environment, and the evaluation of the program.