Library Instruction & Information Literacy @ UST

The instruction program assists UST students, faculty,  and staff to learn how to navigate the complexities of print and electronic resources available to them. The Libraries' staff provides instruction to those with all levels of experience with research and the use of library materials.

Library instruction is designed to help students understand how to:

• construct a research strategy
• use library tools (like catalogs and periodical indexes) to select resources  appropriate to the topic
• use these resources (books, journal articles, web sites, etc.) to find relevant information
• evaluate and synthesize the information discovered

The Libraries offer several different kinds of instruction designed to help students master the information literacy skills described above, including

• Course-integrated instruction
• Personal research consultations
• Workshops, tours
• Library instruction outcomes
• Creating effective library assignments
• Information literacy bibliographies: principles, applying the concepts in the classroom, approaches for different disciplines, etc.