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Library Instruction and Literacy Programs
Library Instruction
The mission of the library instruction program at C.W. Post is to implement the
library's goal
of insuring that every C.W. Post student learns the art of using an academic
library to its fullest potential. To do this we have adopted the definition for
information
literacy from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education 2002 edition of
Characteristics
of Excellence in Higher
Education: Eligibility Requirements and
Standards for Accreditation
"Information
literacy is an intellectual framework for identifying, finding, understanding,
evaluating and using information."
Course Related Instruction
The Reference Department offers library instruction that can help your students to:
- Identify scholarly resources for your assignments and course.
- Find academic and research articles for their assignments through the use of online databases.
- Access the vast resources available to them through our library and other libraries
- Avoid plagiarism by understanding the laws, regulations and institutional
policies related to the use of information and effectively using library resources for your specific assignments.
Library instruction that is geared toward a particular course and especially a particular
assignment or research paper is the most effective type of library instruction. This specialized
instruction is given for classes focusing on a particular research assignment or a specific
subject area. Instruction can include how to use reference materials, how to search the
online library catalog
(LIUCAT),
how to use any of the campus-wide databases on a basic
level or using advanced search strategies, how to locate resources through the Internet,
and/or how to evaluate Internet web sites.
Schedule library instruction
Please Note:
The Instructional Media Center (IMC)
offers library instruction to selected education classes. These lectures can be
tailored to meet specific class assignments and are especially helpful in describing the
books, periodicals, and automated sources necessary to complete research assignments.
Please contact the IMC Coordinator
at (516) 299-2895.
Library Orientation
This introduction to the library is for newly enrolled students. Using the Library
Web page as a guide, the orientation takes students on a virtual tour of the
resources of the library.
Schedule library instruction
Evaluating Web Sites
Through a PowerPoint presentation and a student exercise, this module
teaches students what to look for in a web site so that they can evaluate its
value for use in research papers
Schedule library instruction
Individual/Small Group Instruction For Students
Database Instruction
Students can ask in the Reference Department about instruction
in the use of the library's campus-wide databases.
Internet Instruction
The Reference Department also offers basic Internet instruction.
Check with Reference at extension 2305 or 2306 for further details.
General Tours
Individual building tours of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library
are offered at the beginning of each semester. Inquire in the Reference
Department.
Schedule Library Instruction
To schedule library instruction, use this form.
For further information or any questions, please contact the reference desk at 299-2305
or send e-mail to lirequest@cwpost.liu.edu.
lirequest@cwpost.liu.edu
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