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1. INFORMATION LITERACY
INSTRUCTION
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2. Are you tired of your
students quoting
Wikipedia as a
‘credible’ source?
Is the reference page
full of WWWs?
Do your students
‘Google’ everything?
Need help improving
your student’s
research skills?
NEW SEMESTER – SAME BAD HABITS
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3. Let our friendly
professional librarians
teach your students
how to find and use
the information they
need to write those
assignments.
Schedule your
Information Literacy
Instruction session
today!
THE LIBRARY CAN HELP!
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4.  Information literacy instruction helps students
develop a set of skills to comprehend and use
information sources - inside and beyond the library
- to fulfill information needs in academia, the
workplace, and for lifelong learning.
 These skills help develop
productive citizens by
enabling them to analyze
information and to make
informed decisions.
WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY
INSTRUCTION?
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5. The library offers
information literacy
instruction sessions
for ALL SUBJECT
areas.
INFORMATION LITERACY
SESSION OVERVIEW
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6.  Develop a research question or research statement
 Identify keywords and select them from the search
statement/question
 Develop several search strategies using Boolean operators
INFORMATION COVERED
DURING A SESSION
 Search general or specific
databases
 Evaluate resources
 Distinguish between a peer-
reviewed journal and a
magazine
 Overview of citation guidelines
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7. In addition, each
session provides
hands-on time:
 students can commence
their research
 a librarian is present
who can answer
questions
Each session is
tailored to a specific
class assignment.
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8. Face-to-Face
1 day session
50 or 75 minutes
At the library
(Accokeek Hall Rm.
109 or at your
extension center.)
Blackboard
A guest librarian
embedded into your
online course for a
specific time period
FORMAT
The library offers two types of information
literacy instruction:
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9.  Not teaching in the Largo campus?
 Not a problem. Librarians can come out to your extension center to
provide instruction.
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10. Requests are made
through the library’s
website, using the
Instruction Form.
To access the form
you will need to
login using your
MyPGCC username
and password.
REQUEST INSTRUCTION
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11. Direct Link:
http://goo.gl/7569aJ
Form can also be
accessed through the
library’s website
Click on the Faculty
Resources link on the left
side menu
INSTRUCTION FORM
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12.  A minimum of two weeks’ notice is required
 Instruction is more effective when the students have
a specific assignment prior to the session
 please submit an assignment to your assigned librarian before
the day of your session
 The presence of the instructor
is essential during the class
session
GENERAL FAQS
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13. BOOK YOUR SESSION
NOW, BEFORE YOUR
PREFERRED DATE AND
TIME SLOT ARE TAKEN.
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