Learning Goals of the Standish Library Instruction Program
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Information Literacy and Instruction
Catherine Crohan
Instruction Librarian
(518) 782 - 6731
crohan@siena.edu
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Learning Goals of the Standish Library Instruction Program*
Upon graduation from Siena College, each graduate will be able to:
- Find relevant general and scholarly information for professional, personal, and civic purposes.
- Formulate, and refine as necessary, a comprehensive and appropriate research strategy for the task/project required.
- Critically evaluate information in a variety of formats including, but not limited to, books, journals, electronic databases, broadcast media and the Internet.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the structure, formats, and content of scholarly communication in the graduate’s chosen major discipline.
- Contribute to scholarly and professional communication by making research results available by reporting and/or publishing.
- Recognize the ethical considerations of obtaining, using, and citing information in a variety of contexts.
*Responsibility of the library faculty and the teaching faculty working in close collaboration throughout the general and disciplinary curricula
