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Note: this page contains an older version of the Merrill Library’s Information Literacy Report. For the current version, click here (PDF).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Merrill Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Maine at Machias<\/strong><\/p>\n

Information Literacy Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

FY15 \u2013 FY18<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Information Literacy is an umbrella term used to group the fundamental concepts, skills, and practices required to navigate and authenticate the explosive amounts and formats of information which we all encounter day in and day out.\u00a0\u00a0 There are six core concepts that the Merrill Library librarians at the University of Maine at Machias use, adopted from ACRL\u2019s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education <\/em>to guide the teaching and acquisition of Information Literacy skills at UMaine Machias. While there is not a required \u201clibrary\u201d course, faculty request Information Literacy\/Instruction sessions for specific classes.\u00a0 The librarians and the faculty member meet to discuss the skills required for a specific assignment.\u00a0 The librarian then creates a lesson plan that focuses on the specific skills and tools required for the completion of the assignment.<\/p>\n

In addition to the \u201cone-shot\u201d sessions described above, beginning in FY17 a librarian as co-instructor has been embedded in a research methods class. A series of lessons and graded assignments are designed to introduce students to the various steps in the research process including the use of the catalog, research databases, tools and accounts for citation management, interlibrary loan, and formatting a paper in the required format, i.e. APA, MLA, etc.<\/p>\n

The librarians also create web-based research guides and specific course guides.\u00a0 These guides are found on the Merrill Library website by clicking on the green rectangle titled Research Guides.<\/p>\n

Librarians are available in person, via email, phone, chat, and by appointment.<\/p>\n

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Information Literacy Statistics for Fiscal Years 2015 \u2013 2018 are presented below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiscal Year 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n