Teaching Support Library Services
Information Literacy
Information Specialists support the development of information literacy for students at all levels (normally through embedding of timetabled skills development within modules) and also for staff – both individually or in small groups as appropriate. This includes creation of information literacy support materials to meet a range of needs. Just discuss any teaching or training needs with your Information Specialist.
Induction
Library & IT Induction
Student induction to library and IT systems in higher education can be challenging. Students complain of information overload and often remember little detail. The Library & IT Induction programme is online (linked to from various places including the library homepage, DLE & Primo); accessible at point of need; and can be inserted into Induction Xerte programmes. It includes a general library introduction, a 'dip in and out' Library and IT Induction Course (housed within the DLE's Your Study support page), a Library Virtual Tour and short 'talking head' welcome podcast from each Information Specialist.
Embedded Teaching & point of need digital resources
Teaching IL skills
We aim to give students the skills to identify and access appropriate sources, practice effective information management and use a range of digital tools and technologies with professionalism and confidence.
Information specialists provide scheduled activities to support students in their studies at strategic intervals (e.g. dissertation). These include:
- interactive workshops
- lectures
- seminars
- small group / 1 to 1 support
Contact your information specialist to arrange a session. We typically focus our resource on ensuring we see students as part of their first set assignment so that they have the tools and skills to succeed and again as part of an appropriate dissertation or project module.
Session content can include:
- Primo: finding books in the library and online
- Information skills: e.g. what are journal articles & scholarly sources; evaluating sources of information
- Introduction to Open Research principles (open access; open data) and basic bibliometrics and author metrics
- How to use specialist sources e.g. databases
- Referencing
- Copyright basics
- Literature Reviews & inter library loans
Library Skills: digital resources
Library Skills is a suite of point of need resources for asynchronous learning which Information Specialists can incorporate into their teaching as part of a flipped classroom approach and can also support students with learning how to use complex library resources independently. It aims to move students on from the basics of Induction and build skills in finding and using information as a beginner or advanced user of library resources: