Information Literacy Program Components

Librarians are assigned to all undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs offered by the University. Librarians work with instructional faculty to develop the information literacy skills relevant to those majors and for the professions related to those majors.

I. Activities

Information literacy objectives are attained through various activities developed collaboratively by librarians and faculty. These include:

Syllabi, assignments, and class discussions led by faculty and instructors that incorporate information literacy
Scholarly resources embedded into SPARK, course web pages, blogs and UMass Online
Tutorials and online information literacy modules created by librarians
Information-seeking and evaluation skills classes conducted by librarians
Information literacy instruction by librarian-trained instructors
Assignment consultation between faculty and librarians
Research consultations conducted by librarians, at the Libraries and other campus locations
Subject Research Guides created by librarians

II. Current Programmatic Support

Undergraduate Curriculum | Graduate Curriculum | Faculty Development

Last Edited: 25 July 2011