Roberts Library has a dedicated library instruction program whose mission is to promote information literacy by teaching students to use library resources and services effectively. The overall goals of the library instruction program are:
- To help users develop the critical thinking skills necessary to retrieve and evaluate information resources.
- To complement other classroom learning and enable students to identify information resources pertinent to their course work and research.
- To teach concepts and processes of information retrieval.
- To prepare users for effective life-long use of library and information resources.
Faculty members may arrange a library instruction session through email: askalibrarian@daltonstate.edu
- First Impressions: Library Journal's First Year Experience SurveyThis article shares the results of a comprehensive survey of U.S. colleges and universities. It includes information about students' preparedness for college-level research assignments, the role of the library, and the value of library instruction.