What is library instruction? Library instruction is not a tour of the library building.
• locate, evaluate and use information, • reduce library anxiety, • understand the research process, including narrowing research topics, understanding the difference between scholarly and popular articles, etc. The library staff encourages faculty to integrate library research into students educational experience. Learning to locate and evaluate news, essays and scholarly research is a basic part of information literacy and a skill imparted by a college education. We believe that it also offers a valuable means for preparing students to become independent life-long learners who can always find the information needed for any task at hand. As faculty, you are preparing students to be professionals in a 21st century world where they will constantly need to update their skills. Familiarity with the professional literature of their field is one of the main ways they can keep up. Top Why is library instruction so important to college students?
