Information Literacy

• Request Library Instruction: Library instruction classes are reserved in advance, please contact the library at 508-929-8511, with your preferred dates. Once assigned to your class, a librarian will contact you to discuss further arrangements.
• What Every FYS Student Should Know about the WSU Library - (PDF)
• Why use the WSU Library Instead of the Internet (PDF)
• Creating Effectve FYS Library Assignments - (PDF)
• Subject Research Guides - databases by discipline and other important online resources
• Tutorials - helpful PDF brochures for WSU Library resources, YouTube instructional videos, interactive tutorials on focusing a research topic...more
• Virtual Reference Sources - full text, online general and subject specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical resources, maps, etc
• Keep up to date with the latest library resources and link to current trends about information literacy, research, etc. on the Library Blog

Links for Information Literacy

• ACRL Information Literacy - (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries) Start here: contains Information Literacy in a Nutshell for faculty; tutorial; adapting the standards; links to sample assignments
• Information Literacy Competency Standards - for higher education, from the ACRL
• Information Literacy in the Subject Disciplines - contains links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
• Project Information Literacy - a national study about early adults and their information-seeking behaviors, competencies, and the challenges they face when conducting research in the digital age
• Report on Information Literacy Initiatives at WSU - Information Literacy Subcommittee of the College Wide Library Advisory Committee (CWLAC) December 2009 -  includes a matrix of expected IL outcomes for 1st year, intermediate and capstone level

Sample Assignments

• Creating Effective Library Research Assignments - Valdosta St Univ (FL)
• Creative Assignments from Faculty - Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
• Information Literacy Exercises- Springfield (MA) College
• Integrating Information Literacy into Course Assignments - Gettysburg College
• Designing Assisgnments to Develop Information Literacy Skills - Drew University (NJ)
• Sample Assignments - Buena Vista University (IA) - 35 assignments matched to the information skill that they are designed to teach. Aimed at FYS courses but certainly adaptable to any subject level or discipline.
• Developing Meaningful Assignments - from Concordia University (Canada)
• Term Paper Alternatives - Kings College (PA)