Ask a librarian for help producing instruction videos to distribute to your class via Canvas or our Jenks Library YouTube page. This is the next best thing to in-person instruction, and in some ways better, because we can create highly tailored video content your students can access again and again.
The library can create a tailored subject guide or course guide for your class or discipline. They contain links and how-to information for the most relevant library resources and search strategies related to your discipline or class.
Individual faculty should request library instruction, with the exception of The Great Conversation courses. Library instruction is embedded in the freshmen seminar & writing course as part of unit.
Library instruction intends to fulfil Gordon College’s mission to “graduate men and women distinguished by intellectual maturity and Christian character,” by giving students and faculty the tools, skills, and support needed to approach their research with academic honesty and humility.
In addition to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, Jenks Library instruction is guided by these principles:
Gordon College Definition of Information Literacy
Information literacy is a set of abilities equipping individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. (Approved by the Gordon College Academic Programs Committee on March 24, 2011.)
ACRL Frameworks for Information Literacy
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) defines Information Literacy according to six core frameworks:
The ACRL Frameworks for Information Literacy for Higher Education was filed by the ACRL Board on February 2, 2015 and adopted by the ACRL Board, January 11, 2016. Learn more about the Frameworks by visiting the ACRL Frameworks website.
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