Information Literacy: Services for Students
Librarians strive to assist students in increasing their information literacy skills. Most commonly, this is through in-class presentations in courses. However, for students who want to learn more on their own, the library offers a number of guides designed for self-directed learning. Students are also always welcome to talk to a librarian, either at the research help desk or by making a one-on-one appointment.
Useful Guides
- Evaluating
Web Sources
This guide will assist you in deciding whether a web site is reliable and trustworthy. Remember that web sites are rarely all good or all bad; you must decide if the information they contain is good enough for your purposes. If you want to use a web site for an academic paper, it will likely have to be evaluated more stringently than a site you are using for personal interest.
- Media Literacy
Part of information literacy, media literacy is essential to critically evaluate the news you hear, watch, and read. From the guide: "Being media literate means seeking out diverse sources of information and a variety of perspectives to broaden the often narrowly defined "official narrative" of a given story. It means being aware that media owners and advertisers may influence editorial content. It means paying attention to what isn't said or shown about an event; and how accompanying images can undermine or alter one's interpretation of what is said."
- Primary and Secondary Resources: A Research Guide
This guide explains what primary and secondary sources are, and gives some examples to help you select materials for your assignments.
Additional guides are available on the Research & Citation Guides page.
Information Literacy at Mount Allison
- Home Page
- Statement of Purpose
- Guidelines, Standards & Objectives
- Teaching Information Literacy Skills
- Services
for Faculty
- IL Instruction
- Workshop Presentations and Handouts
- Special Activities of the IL Program