Information Literacy Resources: Home

Mission:

To enhance student success and retention across campus by providing the necessary research instruction, tools, and resources that promote critical thinking skills and develop students as efficient and effective users/creators of information.

Vision:

The library faculty at RPL will lead campus efforts to:

• Integrate Information Literacy (IL) components into the general education and subject curriculum.
• Provide a repository of materials for faculty to easily incorporate into course work.
• Provide a range of IL opportunities at strategic points within students’ college career
• Provide equitable services for Distance Learning Students

Face-2-face (f2f)

One-shot library instruction for classes

• by instructor request

Workshops

• to serve Tech 1001 students (can fulfill Campus Visit requirement & Library coverage

Digital Components

• Tools for faculty
  • Research Companion - IL video collection
  • RefWorks - resource management software
  • 250+ Subscription Databases
  • Learning Express - test prep database
  • infographics, short visual tutorials, instructional charts 

Create and curate a repository of materials ready for faculty use in Bb 

• pull specific databases, ebooks, videos, and instruction for subjects based on course/instructor/program needs
• librarian can be put as a course builder if needed

Distance Learning

• modify these services for inclusion in eTech curriculum

Goals:

1. Collaborate with other departments to assess and implement necessary IL resources into other programs (examples: SSS Trio, Student Success, Registered Student Organizations)
2. Collaborate with instructional faculty to assess and implement necessary IL tools for courses and/or assignments (examples: demonstrations of search strategies and use of resources, (tutorial or live), custom research guide)
3. Collaborate with faculty support departments to increase faculty awareness of library resources and tools  (examples: Office of Assessment, CETL, Adjunct coordinators, Academic Affairs, New Faculty Orientation 
4. Collaborate with instructional technology/design and university relations to develop and promote IL services and resources.