LibGuides: Faculty Resources: Information Literacy and Instruction

Information Literacy & Instruction

The library fully supports the research needs of students. Librarians are available to provide library instruction to your students. We can design instruction sessions around research assignments, provide database instruction, develop library assignments, or provide general instruction in the use of resources and services.

Basic Skill Set and Outcomes:

Identify information needed
- Outcome: Know how to differentiate between different types of information (popular vs. scholarly, primary vs. secondary); and different formats; internet vs. authoritative resources

Identify relevant sources
- Outcome: Understand how to locate and use library collections, resources, and services; understand how the library is organized.
Searching
- Outcome: Know how to identify key concepts and words; learn how to broaden and narrow keywords.

Evaluate information and sources
- Outcome: Know how to judge a source for its usefulness, currency, content, author’s credibility, and relevancy by using a set of criteria.
  - Use CRAAP Test http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf

Use information ethically
- Outcome: Understand importance of citing and how to avoid plagiarism
  - Plagiarism Avoidance Tutorial as a https://lib.wvu.edu/instruction/plagiarism/
  - OWL- Purdue Online Writing Lab

Research Guides are pages created by librarians and contain organized content to make it easier for patrons to locate relevant information in a more focused and timely manner.

To request library instruction you may submit the following form or email one of the librarians.

Online Instruction Form

Librarians:

Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu

Jewel.Connell@mail.wvu.edu

Tip Sheets

Nurse-authored articles
This tip sheet shows student on how to locate peer-reviewed articles in Ebscohost authored by nursing professionals.
Identifying Scholarly Articles
Information is ubiquitous and can be overwhelming to many students. This tip sheet will help students identify and evaluate credible articles for their research needs.
Library Glossary
A list of definitions common to library services and resources.
Library of Congress Classification System
The library uses this system, an alpha-numerical system to organize materials on the shelf.
Literature Review Process
This diagram shows the common steps involved in a literature review process.

Library Assignments

Database Discovery
This assignment will help students to familiarize themselves with relevant databases. The more familiar they are the easier the research process becomes.
Constructing a Search Strategy
Knowing what to search for and where to search can be overwhelming for some. This worksheet seeks to help make the process a little easier.
Library Instruction Activity
This assignment introduces new students to essentials of library services and resources. Used for the WVUE 191 classes.