Information Literacy

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Information Literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is an intellectual framework common to all disciplines, all learning environments, and all levels of education. Its focus is on content, communication, analysis, information searching, and evaluation. In addition, students need repeated opportunities for seeking, evaluating, and managing information gathered from both traditional sources and resources in the expanding digital world.

Mission

By connecting the CLC Community with collections and services in an environment of discovery and mutual respect, library faculty support the College’s preeminent goal of enhancing student learning. Our mission is to facilitate learning inside and outside the library by using information competently and ethically.

Goals

Students should be able to demonstrate these skills in an integrated process:

• Determine the extent of information needed
• Access needed information effectively and efficiently
• Evaluate the information and its sources critically
• Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
• Use information ethically

(from the Assoc. of College & Research Libraries)

Services

CLC Libraries provide the following instructional opportunities that actively involve students, and may complement discipline faculty’s curricular efforts:

• Faculty requested, course-related library instruction sessions
• Individual Reference desk and electronic resource assistance
• One-on-one research consultations directly or through distance technologies

These opportunities not only prepare CLC students for immediate curricular activities, but also enable them to be effective lifelong users of information.

Additionally, the library provides these resources to enable faculty to become active partners in the integration of Information Literacy instruction:

• Workshops through the PDC
• Individual consultations to enhance the development of information skills while teaching in the discipline areas
• Toolkit of tips and techniques for advancing IC principles

Toolkit for Advancing IC Principles

• Web evaluation form
• Nichols College Alternatives to the Research Paper
• Annotated Bibliography rubric
• Plagiarism Tutorial - Rutgers University
• Plagiarism Tutorial - Acadia University

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