Faculty Orientation
Building Information Literacy into the Curriculum
Presented by Kim B. Cullinan, M.Ed., MLIS
Head of Public Services, Greenlease Library
To view an interactive, online version of this information go to http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/library/workshops/fallfac.asp .
Introduction
One of the missions of the
Rockhurst University librarians is to collaborate
with faculty so that information literacy
competencies are incorporated into each
appropriate college course at the appropriate
level so that students learn the skills
to become lifelong learners.
Standards and Guidelines
Information Literacy competencies,
as described in the Association of College
and Research Libraries Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher
Education enable the student to :
- Determine the extent of information
needed
- 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
Faculty are encouraged to collaborate with librarians so that their students
are able to successfully use the collection of the Greenlease Library. The document Information Literacy for Faculty and Administrators gives a good overview of how to approach information literacy.
Resources Currently Available
at the Greenlease Library
- Librarians qualified to teach information
literacy skills
- Computer lab equipped with instructor's
station, projector, screen and 20 workstations
- Face-to-face workshops on using subscription
databases, the Online Catalog and the Internet
- Course
Assignments pages developed specifically
for the Information Literacy instruction given
to a specific class
- RockIT:
Rockhurst Information Literacy Tutorial
- Pre-Instruction,
post-instruction and other surveys to
assess student information skills using survey
software
- Information and links to assist faculty
with information literacy on the Faculty
Resources section of the library website
- Research
Guides and Internet
Sources lists developed specifically for
the needs of Rockhurst University students
and faculty to assist patrons in identifying the key research materials available in the library collection and the best Internet sources available for free use.
- Librarians or Public Services Assistants
available every hour the library is open to
give one-on-one assistance
- Ask-A-Librarian
24/7 online virtual reference assistance
through the Association of Jesuit olleges
and Universities Virtual Reference Project.
- Docutek
ERes electronic reserves system for faculty
to provide students materials to supplement
coursework
- The Greenlease Library is a member of LOEX,
the national non-profit clearinghouse for
library instruction and information literacy
information.
Benefits for all
