Library Instruction Services
Our Mission | Instruction Services
Available | Information Literacy
Our Mission
ODU Library Instruction Services contributes to the Library’s mission
of supporting the curricular needs and educational goals of the ODU community
by helping to advance information literacy and scholarship and to foster effective
learning experiences at the Ohio Dominican University.
Instruction Services Available
Instruction Services are available to all faculty at Ohio Dominican University
in all undergraduate and graduate programs, including LEAD and distance learning
degree programs.
Course-integrated
Instruction:
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- In-class instruction session
- In-class research consultation
- Course-associated workshop
- Course-associated web page
- Consultation for library-related content in Angel
- Other collaborative projects
- Librarian
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Interested in working with a librarian to develop a library research
assignment for your class, an online component, or other project?
Need a library or research orientation or learning packet?
Please contact
our Reference & Instruction Services Librarian or your program/division
liaison.
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Information Literacy
To support the quest for knowledge, all forms of instruction services are undergirded
by a concept and philosophy of information literacy.
Information literacy can be defined as:
- Knowledge of information sources and how information is organized and disseminated;
and the
- Ability to recognize when and how much information is needed in any situation
and to locate, obtain, evaluate, and use the information effectively.
Beyond just computer literacy or library orientation, information literacy
is a combination of knowledge and a set of skills that forms the basis for high-quality
research and life-long learning. Since the library is an integral part of connecting
individuals with information, information literacy also includes a thorough
understanding of “how libraries are organized, familiarity with the resources
they provide (including information formats and automated search tools), and
knowledge of commonly used research techniques.”1 ODU
Library’s Instruction Services and Reference Services are therefore closely
integrated to provide a successful encounter with the resources and services
the Library provides.
According to the Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education of the Association
of College & Research Libraries,2 an information literate student is able
to…
- DETERMINE the nature and extent of the information needed.
- ACCESS needed information effectively and efficiently.
- EVALUATE information and its sources critically and incorporates selected
information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
- USE information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
- UNDERSTAND many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the
use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
Information literacy is reflective of the Ohio Dominican University's mission
to "contemplate truth and to share with others the fruits of this contemplation"
and its commitment to lifelong learning. Information literacy emphasizes the
acquisition, evaluation, and synthesis of information necessary for proper reflection
of self, the common good, justice, and truth. Consequently, information literacy
is a prerequisite for learning to know and understand; learning to act upon
knowledge gained; learning to live within the social, political, and cultural
spheres of this world; and learning to be.3
1 Reitz, Jones M. Dictionary
for Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited, 2004. ODLIS
- Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science. 2004. 10 May 2006.
http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_i.cfm#infoliteracy.
2 Association of College
& Research Libraries. Information Literacy Competency Standards for
Higher Education. 10 November 2008. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm.
3 Delors, J. Learning,
the Treasure Within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission
on Education for the Twenty-first century. Paris: UNESCO Publishing, 1996. Cited
in: Bruce, Christine Susan. “Information Literacy as a Catalyst for Educational
Change: A Background Paper.” July 2002. White paper prepared for UNESCO
and the National Forum on Information Literacy, for use at the Information Literacy
Meeting of Experts, Prague, The Czech Republic. 10 May 2006. http://www.nclis.gov/libinter/infolitconf&meet/papers/bruce-fullpaper.pdf.
Page last modified: 18 November 2008 | Author: Christina
Bonner, M.L.I.S., Ph.D.
