Instruction

The Mission of the IUP Libraries Instruction Team

Develop a wide variety of different instructional services for the students of IUP that address various aspects of information literacy. This may include:
      Teaching credit bearing courses
      Teaching Bibliographic sessions as requested
      Providing individualized instruction as requested
      Creating supporting materials accessible electronically as well as in
           paper. 

Information Literacy is defined as being able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Information Literacy is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education.  It forms the basis for lifelong learning.

Information Literacy skills will allow a person to:

   ٭Determine the extent of an information need
   ٭Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
   ٭Evaluate information and its sources critically
   ٭Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base
   ٭Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
   ٭Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of
          information, and access and use information ethically and legally

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Susan Drummond, Coordinator
Voice: 724.357.4479  
Fax:    724.357.4891
Email: drummond@iup.edu

Last modified: 10/16/07 by Susan Drummond,  drummond@iup.edu, Bibliographic Instruction Librarian 
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