LibGuides: Information Literacy Guide for Faculty: Home

Learning Outcomes for General Education

Information literacy is a learning outcome for general education at NWACC. Library instruction at NWACC supports information literacy as defined by the Course Catalog (p. 59).

Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use information.

In support of personal, professional, and academic goals, students should be able to recognize a need for information and locate it. They must then be able to effectively evaluate the reliability and relevance of that information.

Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing:

discovering information in a reflective manner
understanding of how information is produced and valued
using information to create new knowledge
participating ethically in communities of learning

Video: Why IL Matters to Faculty from Credo's Instruct
When faced with a college research assignment and requirements to use scholarly sources they have never seen before, many students do not know where to begin. This 4:40 video explores the skills students need to succeed.

Information Literacy Instruction

Our librarians provide customized information literacy instruction across the curriculum.

Schedule a synchronous instructional session

define their topic and formulate a research query
distinguish various information sources
search for information across knowledge platforms
evaluate sources for credibility and authority
incorporate their research into their assignment
cite their research properly

Asynchronous and Canvas-based instructional support (Embedded Librarian)

If you teach an online class, we provide synchronous or asynchronous online instruction with an embedded librarian as well as a variety of online resources that can be added to your Canvas course

How We Can Work with You

Help you design an effective research assignment that anticipates potential student stumbling blocks.
Evaluate a current research assignment for information literacy competencies.
Recommend specific library resources, as well as sources, source types, and tasks to meet your assignment's information literacy learning outcomes
Suggest the most appropriate type of library instruction: class session, part of a class session, scaffolding through multiple class sessions, online research guides, print handouts, tutorials, etc.
Schedule library instruction at student’s point of need to coincide with when they are most motivated to learn.
Provide instruction in our library classroom (BH 1208) or in yours.
Offer course support within Canvas for online and hybrid courses.
Stay in touch with your students to provide follow-up assistance after the library session through email and individual consultations.