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