About Library Instruction at MCC Libraries

Mission Statement

The MCC Library Instruction program supports the curriculum and mission of Monroe Community College by: using various modes of instruction to address specific assignments and coursework, by fostering lifelong information literacy skills, and by developing collaborative relationships with teaching faculty.

Learning Outcomes

Information Literacy forms the basis of lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning.

It is the goal of the MCC Library Instruction program to educate students who will be able to:

• "Determine the extent of information needed,
• Access the needed information effectively and efficiently,
• Evaluate information and its sources critically,
• Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base,
• Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose,
• Understand the economic, legal, social issues surrounding the use of information".*

* Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
  Approved by the Association of College and Research Libraries,
  January 18, 2000.

More Information Literacy Links

• Nine Information Literacy Competency Standards for Student Learning From "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning" by the American Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communications Technology.

• Information Literacy  Information for Faculty and Administrators - From the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute for Information Literacy.

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