the teaching of concepts and processes to help students develop the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information to become independent life-long learners.
Professors sometimes bring their classes to the library for instruction in library research methods. Instruction sessions are usually held in the Library Instruction Room (304).
a variety of courses and workshops offered by the library. Includes "short courses" on databases, indexes, and programs, as well as subject-specific sessions on request by faculty or students (See: Library Instruction)
A teaching/learning session where the curriculum is based upon some or all of the components of information literacy, library orientation, research methods, and/or the evaluation of results. Library Instruction may also include instruction tailored to specific course objectives. This instruction provides an introduction to the library resources that support specific course objectives, recommendations on selection and use, and tips on strategies for supplementing standard information access techniques. Library instruction is also known as bibliographic instruction.
Classes taught by librarians to show students valuable resources in the library and how to use them effectively. Examples: Freshman Library Orientation, a class on Sports Law information - how to find cases and journal articles. See also Information Literacy.
Library instruction usually consists of a lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice. It is a service provided by faculty librarians and staff to show users how to use the library's resources efficiently.
A service designed to teach you how to use the Library and locate information more efficiently. It most commonly occurs in group settings, but is offered to individuals as well. Library Instruction is also referred to as Bibliographic Instruction or BI.
Library instruction includes instruction on both how to evaluate information resources and how to use library resources such as the library catalog or other bibliographic databases. A related term, information literacy is used to mean the basic orientation of students and citizens in the use of information resources in general, including the fundamentals of library use.