Information & Research Skills Competencies

In addition to basic technology skills, the acquisition of information skills and research competencies is an important Learning Goal of the General Education Program. Familiarity with library resources is essential in acquiring such skills. To assist students in this effort, UNCG’s Jackson Library offers two levels of library instruction to undergraduates:

1. First-Year Undergraduates—students achieve orientation to research skills by completing the Library’s Web tutorial and/or attending an instructional session in the Library.
2. Upper Division Undergraduates—students who have not achieved the objectives of library instruction for first year students use the Library’s Web tutorials designed for this purpose. In addition, these students are encouraged to make an appointment with a reference librarian to seek individual assistance.

See http://library.uncg.edu/depts/ref/libinstruction and http://library.uncg.edu/depts/ref/tutorial for additional information.