At Longwood, we define information literacy as the ability to recognize the types of information best suited to the argument, and effectively locate, critically evaluate, appropriately use, and ethically cite the information. An information literate student will be able to locate, evaluate, and use information appropriate to their discipline and their purpose.
Information literacy is taught in all levels and in all disciplines. The liaison librarians collaborate with faculty to develop students' information literacy skills throughout their education, with the goal of graduating information literate citizen leaders.
For questions about the Information Literacy Instruction Program, please contact Jennifer Beach, Instruction Coordinator, at beachjs@longwood.edu.
The embedded librarian program provides a partnership between the instructional faculty and their liaison librarian to increase information literacy instruction opportunities throughout the semester and improve student outcomes. The program is highly customized to your course needs and can include:
The level of involvement the librarian has in your course is completely up to you, based on your needs, and is best decided in consultation with your librarian. If you would like to learn more about the program, please contact your liaison librarian directly, or you may email Jennifer Beach, Instruction Coordinator, at beachjs@longwood.edu, and she will put you in contact with the appropriate person.
New students need experience and guidance on how to navigate the library, one of campus' most valuable resources. Consider registering your class for Expedition Library. When you devote just one class period to this fun (yes, really) library orientation activity, you are giving your freshmen a leg up for their future at Longwood. Expedition Library has students exploring the library in small groups, locating critical service points, study areas, and interacting with staff and librarians. Students who participate come away with knowledge on where and how to get help on their assignments, as well as where they can find study spaces that fit their needs. 50-minutes.
Instructors of this foundational English course are encouraged to bring your sections to participate in an instructional tool students, and your colleagues, seem to really enjoy: Search & Destroy. This card game allows students to learn to search for scholarly resources while playing a fun, competitive game with their classmates. Since making this option available, we have observed that students are engaged in the learning process, and navigate the library’s resources with greater proficiency than before we adopted the game.
Our hope is that each ENGL 165 class will schedule two library visits, one 50-minute session for Search & Destroy, and a second scheduled once students are working on a specific research assignment. If your course meets on Tuesday and Thursday, we can combine Search & Destroy with hands-on practice in a single class period.
Greenwood Library librarians have developed the following student learning objectives to align with course levels.
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