Information Literacy
One-on-One Research Consultations and Classroom Instruction
Our subject specialist librarians offer:
- Course-related library instruction sessions
- Customized instructional handouts and research guides
- Online tutorials
- Individual research consultations for students and faculty
Library instruction is based on the Association for College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy. The core concepts of the Framework are:
- Authority is Constructed and Contextual
- Information Creation is a Process
- Information has Value
- Research as Inquiry
- Scholarship as Conversation
- Searching as Strategic Exploration
If you would like to request an instruction session with a librarian or discuss workshop options please fill out the form below. A librarian will respond to your request within 2 to 3 working days.
One-on-One Research Consultations and Classroom Instruction
- Make an appointment with one of our subject specialist librarians for research assistance, or ask them to come to your class!
- Contact your Personal Librarian directly, E-mail Helm-Cravens Reference at web.reference@wku.edu, or Special Collections at spcol@wku.edu.
Evidence & Argument, WKU's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), articulates a single student learning goal, namely that WKU students will bring evidence and argument to life through written, oral, and visual means. Students will apply and adapt this learning to their professional, social, and personal lives.
This goal is linked to three student learning outcomes:
1. WKU students will demonstrate the ability to gather sound and relevant evidence to address an issue (Evidence-Gathering)
2. WKU students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and synthesize the assembled evidence. (Sense-Making)
3. WKU students will demonstrate the ability to articulate a logical and supported argument based on this analysis. (Argumentation)
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