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Information Literacy Activities

What is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy is a set of abilities that empower individuals to understand how the information is organized, and to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and use information effectively.

Library Activities

Library Tour of the Physical Collection

• Organization of the materials in the Library: structure of the Library of Congress Classification System

• Sections and rooms in the Library: reference, book stacks, Circulation Desk, Reference Desk, Microfilm Room, Tutoring Center, Library Handout section

• Reference Area: general and subject-specific dictionaries and encyclopedias

• Book stacks

• Periodicals area

• Print indexes section

Library Tour of the Online Collection

• Structure of the Library's website

• Online encyclopedias and dictionaries

• Local online catalog: searches by title, author, subject, keyword

• ReQuest catalog: searches by title, author, subject

• Expanded Academic ASAP: subject, relevance, keyword types of search

• LexisNexis: Quick Search, Guided News Search

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Please send comments, suggestions, or inquiries to Mona Florea, Reference/Instruction  Librarian.

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