Course Collaborations

"Ultimately, information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information, and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision at hand."

American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, The Importance of Information Literacy to Individuals, Business, and Citizenship. Chicago: ALA, 1989.

The mission of the DMACC Libraries is to provide access to curriculum-related and professional development materials to meet the diverse information needs as well as contribute to the lifelong learning goals of students, faculty, and staff in all College programs and support services.   Instructional, professional, and technical services necessary for the use of these resources is also provided. In an effort to further this mission, the library gladly works with faculty to identify resources appropriate for class assignments. Effective collaboration between teaching faculty and a librarian can help students develop critical thinking and research skills which in turn enhance the educational process. While the librarian does not create course assignments, the librarian may collaborate with the instructor to:

• provide resource lists to better guide students
• review an assignment to be sure library resources are adequate to sustain the assignment
• provide in-class instruction on selected library resources
• provide a course-related library assignment

Please feel free to contact Rebecca Funke if you have any questions or would like to find out more!

Other Resources - Effective Research Assignments:

• Williams Library (Northern State University)
• Morris Library (Southern Illinois University)
• Begley Library (Schenectady County Community College)