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About GTCC Library Instruction
- GTCC Information Literacy Program
- For Faculty: Video and Documents
- Types of Instruction Offered
- Before Scheduling Library Instruction
- Faculty Attendance
- Library Instruction Confirmation & Contact Information
GTCC Information Literacy Program
The goal of the GTCC Information Literacy program is to help students become independent and lifelong learners who are able to find, evaluate, and use information effectively to solve problems and make decisions. Developing information literacy skills is a structured and progressive process and is not something that can be learned in a one shot session. The library strongly believes information literacy skills should be integrated throughout the GTCC curriculum and that students receive both instruction and research assignments throughout their two years at GTCC. The library will work with you to tailor instruction to a particular assignment as well as help you develop effective research assignments for your students.
- ENG111 - Include a discussion on search strategies and hands-on practice searching the Catalog and 1 database. Also includes citation help and the orientation assignment.
- ENG112 - Hands-on practice with searching 3 argument-based databases and a demonstration of the library's citation help website.
- Search Strategies - A discussion ov various search techniques such as Boolean searching and "tricks of the trade".
- Introduction to the library website - An overview o fthe library website
- Introduction to a subject guide - A review of the relevant subject guide
- Types of Sources - discussion of scholarly vs. popular sources, electronic vs. print resources, webpages vs. database sites.
- Catalog Search - Hands-on explanation of the library catalog (print brooks, videos, and ebooks)
- Online databases - Tutorial of at least one online database. If time allows more than one databse may be shown.
- Website Evaluation - Provides various guidelines to evaluate websites. Students will be asked to evaluate websites in groups and report their findings in class.
- Citation help - Online tutorials, guides, and websites will be provided and demonstrated
- Paraphrasing and using Microsoft products - discussion of how to paraphrase from sources and basics of using Microsoft Word 2007.
- Copyright/Plagiarism - A brief discussion of copyright guidelines and how to avoid plagiarism will be discussed with students.
- How to Contact the Library - Librarians will review the various communication tools for students to contact the library including how to access library resources from home.
One-on-One instruction for students: At the request of students, librarians will schedule a one-on-one session with them to assist in their research.
- Instruction sessions for faculty and staff - We also offer faculty and staff workshops to help you keep up with the rapidly changing and ever growing technology and resources at GTCC Library. We can tailor these workshops to your department's needs.
Before Scheduling Library Instruction
When scheduling instruction, please keep in mind that the library must have at least 5 days notice to better prepare instruction to meet the research needs of your students. The Duplicating Center also needs time to complete copying jobs for the handouts we prepare for your class/es.
The library's lab and library instruction are in high demand and slots fill up quickly. Although we will do our best to accommodate your schedule needs, we cannot guarantee the availability of the library's lab or a library instructor on a given date or time. Scheduling library instruction as far in advance as possible will better your chances of us accommodating your first choice date/s and time/s.
Before students come for library instruction, please explain to them why it is important for them to attend this session. Library instruction is most effective when
students know the purpose of why they are attending a session and
when a session is scheduled in conjunction with a class research assignment.
Faculty are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in sessions with their students in order to emphasize the importance of information literacy. Recognize that students will take their cues from their instructors. The attitude an instructor takes towards libraries and research skills instruction will inevitably communicate itself to students.
Library Instruction Confirmation & Contact Information:
Submitting a Library Instruction Request form does not automatically confirm any of the library session date/s and time/s you requested. Date/s and time/s are not confirmed until you are contacted by Alisha Webb , our Library Instruction Coordinator, or another GTCC librarian. If you have any questions about scheduling or library instruction, please contact us at ext. 2287 or by email at eref@gtcc.edu.
4/20/02; df: rev. 4/4/05, 1/31/07, 6/4/07 1/26/09
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