Library Instruction Mission, Goals, and Outcomes

Library Instruction Mission Statement

The David Glenn Hunt Memorial Library at Galveston College supports the educational mission of the college by providing an open door to learning, extending educational opportunities, and offering high-quality educational programs and services. Working collaboratively with faculty, students, and the college community, the Library's Information Literacy Program promotes student success through teaching core competencies in information literacy.

Library Instruction and Information Literacy

Galveston College is dedicated to student success by promoting core information literacy skills through accessible learning opportunities. Our library instruction sessions help students identify, find, evaluate, and ethically use information for academic research, careers, and lifelong learning. Students learn to assess the quality, credibility, and validity of resources while giving proper credit to original creators, becoming confident, ethical researchers in both academic and real-world contexts.

Why Offer Library Instruction?
Library instruction is a key way to introduce students to the library and develop essential research skills. Students equipped with the skills to find, evaluate, and use information effectively will perform better academically and will be prepared for lifelong learning in an information-driven society.

Goals 
The Library's Information Literacy Program aims to:

• Promote student use of information resources.
• Address information literacy outcomes through library instruction.
• Coordinate library instruction for courses and programs.
• Offer multiple learning opportunities to help students achieve their research goals.
• Encourage effective use of information resources in course assignments.
• Support students in reaching their information literacy learning outcomes.

Outcomes

• After completing library instruction, students will be able to:
• Identify and access relevant library resources for research assignments.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the research process and use it to support thesis development or complete research assignments.
• Evaluate the quality, credibility, and appropriateness of information sources.
• Identify plagiarism and use information ethically and legally.

These outcomes align with the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.