Library Instruction: Information Literacy

Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a national and ongoing series of research studies that investigates what it is like being a college student in the digital age.  PIL seeks to understand how college students find and use information -- their needs, strategies, practices, and workarounds -- for course work and solving information problems that arise in their everyday lives.  More information...

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How does the library contribute to student learning and success?

Evidence shows that academic libraries contribute to to student learning and success in four key areas:

• Students benefit from library instruction in their initial coursework.
• Library use increases student success.
• Collaborative academic programs and services involving the library enhance student learning.
• Information literacy instruction strengthens general education outcomes.

Full report from the American Library Association available here.