Library Instruction and Information Literacy:
About Information Literacy at Rutgers

Information literate students can find, evaluate, and use appropriate information with confidence. Information literacy brings together new and old concepts: critical thinking, research methods, technological savvy, resource evaluation, active reading, and presentation styles and methods. Preparing students for lifelong learning in their discipline is a goal for the entire campus and requires collaboration among teaching faculty, librarians, and administrators. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education now includes information literacy assessment as part of the accreditation process for colleges and universities.

To find out more about information literacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, please contact Valeda Dent, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services, vdent@rutgers.edu or Jeris Cassel, Chair, RUL Instructional Services Committee, cassel@rci.rutgers.edu.

• Definitions: What They Say about Information Literacy
• Information Literacy and Student Learning at Rutgers: A Symposium
• Information Literacy Competencies at Rutgers
• Collaborative Information Literacy Projects
  • English 122 (Newark Campus)
    • http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/guides/english122.htm

Can we build a collaborative information literacy project with you? Please contact your campus instruction coordinator or a subject specialist for further information.

SearchPath Information Literacy Tutorial
Basic information literacy tutorial for freshmen, transfer students, or anyone new to the Rutgers University Libraries.