Information literacy (IL) skills are necessary for students to successfully pursue their college studies and later, as graduates, to stay abreast of current developments in their area of specialization. The ability to retrieve and evaluate information also assists individuals in making personal decisions.
Butler Libraries and Archives is committed to teaching students the skills necessary to critically assess and ethically use information in individual and group settings. Our instruction librarians are available to teach your students about how to find, evaluate, and use information.
There are four steps to requesting instruction from our instruction librarians.
Choose between an entrée or à la carte.
You can choose either face-to-face or online. Online instruction sessions can be live or recorded.
You can also request an embedded or personal librarian for your courses. However, requests must be at the beginning of the semester and require a consultation with the librarian of your choice.
We have four instruction librarians, two in El Dorado and two in Andover.
Send an email to the librarian of your choice with the following information:
If you do not have time to schedule an instruction session for your class, our instruction librarians can develop supplemental resources for your class or an assignment.
Examples of supplemental resources include:
To add Credo tutorials and videos to your Canvas course, follow the instructions below. Use the tabbed navigation to find different tutorials and videos on research-related topics.
You now have a direct link to the video or tutorial in your module.
Note: Remind students that they will need to use their MyButlerCC username and password to view the article or book.