Broome Library Instruction Program

What is Information Literacy?

Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” (American Library Association, "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education").

Broome Library's Information Literacy Program

Broome Library understands the critical role that information literacy plays in shaping well-rounded and successful students. As such, we are dedicated to empowering faculty with valuable resources and support for information literacy instruction. 

This guide will introduce you to the library's IL Program and the many instruction and reference services the library has to offer CSUCI. 

Library Instruction Links

Instruction Request Form

• Faculty and Groups can use the form above to request both library instruction session or Mobile Archives Collaborative sessions.

Student Survey on Library Instruction

• This is a voluntary survey for students to complete after their library instruction sessions. It takes less than a minute to complete and is designed to help us improve future sessions. 
• Student Survey QR code webpage to be shared to students during instruction sessions

Library Research Tutorial Guide

• This research guide includes text overviews and video tutorials on basic research skills. The information covered includes (but is not limited to) how to develop a research topic, picking search terms, searching the library catalog and databases, citations, evaluating sources, and identifying different types of sources.

Library Partners

Writing & Multiliteracy Center

• "At the Writing & Multiliteracy Center (WMC), undergraduate and graduate students and faculty are provided with a range of free support services and programs that help them address 21st Century challenges of creatively thinking about, reading, and composing in written, oral, visual, and digital forms of communication. We support students across all disciplines at any stage of writing/communicating."
• WMC Faculty Resources
• WMC Student Resources

Learning Resource Center

• "The mission of the Learning Resource Center is to foster the necessary academic skills, mindsets, and behaviors to meet short- and long-term academic goals, support lifelong learning, and facilitate equitable outcomes for all CSUCI students, faculty, and staff."
• LRC Faculty Resources

Contact the IL Program

If you have any questions about the information on this guide, information literacy, or library instruction sessions please email the IL Program at library.instruction@csuci.edu.