Email: infolit-team@umd.edu
| The Information Literacy Team is revising its home page. We aim to complete this work in September 2009. |
Vision
The vision of the University of Maryland Libraries' information literacy program is to advance the information literacy of library users. Within that vision, the Information Literacy Team focuses on the University's students, faculty and staff; and partners with library and campus members to facilitate this vision.
Mission
The University of Maryland Libraries' information literacy program aims to provide members of the University with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively identify, find, evaluate and ethically use information to support academic excellence and lifelong learning.
GROUPS THAT CARRY OUT THE MISSION
The Libraries' subject teams, special collections, and User Education Services coordinate and conduct the day to day activities that constitute this program. These groups partner with University members to provide user-focused instruction, while also continuing to develop their own competence with information and teaching technology.
The work of the Information Literacy Team is broader in scope. Created in 2001, the Information Literacy Team serves to provide direction for the program; stays abreast of developments and trends in information literacy and teaching technology; reviews problems and issues to develop solutions and recommends policies; supports staff development that builds skills in instruction to improve the quality of teaching and learning; and, works to integrate the assessment of student learning into instruction activities.
