Posts from — October 2008

Students need the right skills to sort through the ever increasing information resources available.

Information literate students:

• Can define and articulate the information they need.
• Know where to look for information.
• Can easily locate credible and relevant information on the internet.
• Can make an informed decisions on information resources.
• Know how to effectively organise information.
• Are independent researchers.

Students often tell us that it would have been useful to know how to find relevant information earlier in their course. To help students develop their skills gradually as they progress through their course, the Library has developed an ‘information literacy policy’ to help improve our information literacy programs.

We encourage you to have a look at the policy:
www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/about/infolit.php.

Leave us a comment and tell us what you think.

A review of feedback from Library Surveys and ‘Tell Us’ online, shows a lot of students are having difficulty finding a quiet spot to study in the Library.

We are trying to address this problem in different ways (e.g. rearranging seating on the main floor, plasma screen messages, more signs) and would like your comments on how you think it’s working so far.

In line with the University’s new branding the Library is also in the process of updating its visual style.

This blog and the main Library web pages have been updated. Changes to the catalogue will be finalised before the end of the year.

You may also notice other changes to signage, flyers, screens and other Library communications. The change-over will be completed by semester 1, 2009.

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think!