Information Literacy: Information Literacy @ Millikin

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Preventing & Detecting Plagiarism

Staley Library’s instruction program exists to support the academic curriculum of Millikin University. Our mission is to empower students to become information literate adults who are confident in their information seeking abilities and able to apply critical thinking skills in the retrieval, evaluation, and ethical use of information.

This is accomplished through:

• Research instruction integrated into the freshmen core classes (University Seminar, Critical Writing, Reading & Research 1 & 2, and Honors Writing Studio 1 & 2)
• Integration of instruction into courses in the majors
• Individualized research consultations provided at the Research Assistance desk or by appointment
• Instructional information available via the Library's web pages

The research instruction program corresponds directly with CWRR/HWS learning outcome goal #3: “Conduct research to participate in academic inquiry.” The purpose of research instruction for CWRR/HWS is stated in Staley Library’s four learning goals:

1. Students will identify the use and purpose of potential information sources and formats.
2. Students will develop and implement search strategies to retrieve resources using library and non-library tools.
3. Students will evaluate the information that they find to determine its context, value, and to identify bias or deception.
4. Students will understand ethical aspects of information and information technology.

These goals correspond with the university-wide learning goals:

1. Millikin students will prepare for professional success.
2. Millikin students will actively engage in the responsibilities of citizenship in their communities.
3. Millikin students will discover and develop a personal life of meaning and value.

The Staley Library Information Literacy Classroom (University Commons room 146) is primarily a space for library faculty to provide information literacy instruction, but it is also used by library faculty and staff for training, demonstrations, workshops, and other library-related activities. The Information Literacy Classroom Policy defines the purpose and policy for this room.