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Library Resources and Services for Graduate Students. Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D. Associate Professor Information Literacy Coordinator University Libraries. We are a teaching/learning library. All professional librarians are faculty (we teach and do research).
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Library Resources and Services for Graduate Students Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D. Associate Professor Information Literacy Coordinator University Libraries
We are a teaching/learning library • All professional librarians are faculty (we teach and do research). • All faculty are subject specialists who can teach discipline-specific information finding and use. • We have a BOR mandate to teach information literacy* in 4 lower-division general-education courses: • Freshman Composition (ENGL 101/UHON 110) • Advanced Composition (ENGL 201/205) • Introduction to Literature (ENGL 210) • Introduction to Speech Communication (SPCM 101) • We will assist you to be better at what graduate students do…
*What is information literacy? • IL is also known as information fluency or information & communication technology (ICT). • IL is a set of skills that enable people to… • find • evaluate • use information • effectively • ethically • legally
We will assist you… Graduate students… • are scholars/researchers • can also be teachers
Resources for researchers • Online resources can be found on the library’s homepage. http://www.usd.edu/library • We are available in person and by phone, e-mail, or chat to help you find information. http://www.usd.edu/library/ask.cfm • Subject specialists can also assist you in your research. http://www.usd.edu/library/subject-specialists.cfm • We have study rooms available for your use. http://www.usd.edu/library/space-reservation.cfm • We support your use of free online tools like EndNote, Mendeley, and Zoteroto manage your citations.
Resources for teachers • We teach basic IL skills to undergraduates. http://www.usd.edu/library/information-literacy.cfm Use our lessons in your courses! • We will facilitate research and instructional sessions for your students. (Imagine: improved student assignments!) https://myu.usd.edu/uPortal/tag.idempotent.render.userLayoutRootNode.uP?uP_fname=services-and-policies-library • We support your students’ assignments at the Reference Desk and via our reference channels. http://www.usd.edu/library/ask.cfm • We have rooms available for conferencing with your students. http://www.usd.edu/library/space-reservation.cfm
We will help you create and assess meaningful library assignments
Welcome! Questions? Contact me at: Dr. Carol Leibiger Information Literacy Coordinator Associate Professor University Libraries 130B I.D. Weeks Library Bldg. 677-6089 C.Leibiger@usd.edu