Library Instruction Department Guide

These objectives define your goals for student learning, helping learners to understand the research principles from the selected ACRL Frames.

1. 1. 1. Show students what the library offers.
         • ​​​​​​​Info has value
         • Authority is constructed and contextual
      2. Help students find information.
         • ​​​​​​​Searching as strategic exploration
         • Info creation as a process
      3. Guide students in judging quality.
         • ​​​​​​​Authority is constructed and contextual
         • Info has value
      4. Support academic integrity.
         • ​​​​​​​Info has value
         • Scholarship as conversation
      5. Build stronger research habits.
         • ​​​​​​​Research as inquiry
         • Scholarship as conversation
         • Searching as strategic exploration

Be careful not to pick too many and overcommit. Here are basic suggestions: if given a whole class period, pick 4-5 objectives. If given 45 minutes, pick 3. If given 30 minutes or less, pick 2.

These outcomes help to assess the effectiveness of instruction by providing clear criteria for evaluating student learning, ensuring that the skills gained are aligned with the objectives. 

1. 1. 1. Students can identify what the library can do for them.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing library services and our academic role
      2. Students can explain how different sources and platforms function.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing information creation, access, and source types
      3. Students can formulate research questions and narrow topics.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing question development and topic focus
      4. Students can apply search techniques and adjust strategies.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing database, keywords, and refining searches
      5. Students can evaluate the reliability of information they find.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing authority, credibility, and context
      6. Students can demonstrate academic honesty by citing properly and avoiding plagiarism.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing citation styles, attribution, and integrity
      7. Students can locate  and utilize support services whey they need help.
         • ​​​​​​​emphasizing consultations, guides, and library expertise

Usually, we like to pick around the same number of outcomes as objectives, but this is just a rough guide. You can get more complex with this lesson plan by mapping multiple outcomes to a single objective. If you want to keep things more simplified, stick with a straight 1:1 outcome/objective ratio.