Library and Information Literacy Instruction

Information Literacy at Musselman Library

 

The Foundations of Musselman Library’s Information Literacy Program


  • Student learning goals for information literacy are interconnected with the College's curricular goals.
  • Information literacy is an integral part of academic and everyday life research.
  • Information literacy instruction and any subsequent activity must help to realize faculty learning goals at the course and department levels.
  • Students should be given sequential opportunities to learn new information literacy habits, to practice them, to reinforce them, and ultimately to master them.
  • Above all, we emphasize the teaching of concepts over skills as a means to achieve our mission of educating information literate lifelong learners.

Thanks to Wartburg College for permitting us to use and modify their mission statement.

Scheduling Library Instruction

  • Instruction request form
  • Library instruction policies
  • Ways librarians can support your course
  • Bring your class to the library on your own
  • Contact us

Integrating Information Literacy Into Your Classes

  • Designing an effective library research assignment
  • Potential pitfalls to avoid
  • Examples of course assignments
  • Discipline-specific assignments

Information Literacy at Gettysburg College

  • Information literacy in the Gettysburg College curriculum
  • Information literacy skills and concepts students should acquire in their courses
  • Discipline-specific information literacy standards

Guiding Your Students Through the Research Process

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