Objectives - Library Instruction
Objectives*After completing basic and advanced instructional sessions, participants should be able to:
- Articulate and redefine their information needs.
Identify the variety of potential sources of information available.
Utilize appropriate information sources regardless of their format.
Identify appropriate terminology, including controlled vocabulary, for the resources being utilized to locate relevant information.
Develop search strategies appropriate for the individual resources searched.
Evaluate information and information sources.
Select quality, appropriate resources based upon their information needs.
Distinguish between library-provided online resources and generally-available Internet resources.
Give proper credit for information used in their research, using the appropriate citation style for their discipline.
*These objectives are based upon the American Association of College & Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians.
