Information literacy skills

Would you like to become more competent in searching, finding and using relevant and reliable sources of information for your assignment and/or to create professional products? The library offers various products and services for students and teaching staff to improve their information literacy skills!

For students

• Information literacy skills and DBE poster
  This poster asks helpful questions to get you thinking about each stage of the DBE process.
• Information literacy skills workshops
  Are you struggling to find specific information related to your research or assignment? Or do you find so much information that you can't see the wood for the trees?  Are you unsure how to tell whether a source is reliable or how to cite sources? You can aks all of your questions on these topics in the Effective use of information and Referencing according to APA workshops.
• Coming Clean game 
  Dive into the exciting world of Coming Clean, where learning is an adventure! In this interactive game, you will learn the art of goal-oriented searching and strengthen your critical thinking skills.
• Toolbox Information literacy skills
  Use the tools in this libguide to learn more about the search process.

Questions? 

• Go to the library
  The information desk is open every day during library opening hours for all your questions about the library's products and services.  
• Make an appointment
  Do you have more questions? If so, make an appointment with an information specialist to discuss desk research or source citation.
  • For example, receive help or advice on setting up a search strategy, finding relevant sources, reviewing sources and citing sources correctly (APA). 
  • Note: the information specialist will not find your sources for you or correct your entire bibliography.
    Make an appointment
• Follow a workshop 
  Register for the Information literacy skills: Effective use of information workshop.
• Email us at library@nhlstenden.com.

For teaching staf

• Guideline: Effective use of information within DBE for lecturers University of applied sciences 
  These guidelines provide teaching staff with tools and questions to help them develop information literacy skills in a DBE workshop within a course, semester or module.
• Toolbox Information literacy skills
  Teaching staff can use the tools in this libguide, to help them teach students about the search process in lectures/workshops 
• Effective use of information workshop for teaching staff
  Would you like to learn how to help students use information more intelligently? This workshop provides insight into searching, finding and evaluating sources. After the workshop, you will know which databases, products and services the library offers. You will also learn some useful search tips, for example using the 'toolbox information literacy skills'.
• Library tour & training
  Introduce groups of students to the online and physical library.

Questions? 

• Go to the library
  The information desk is open every day during library opening hours for all your questions about the library's products and services.  
• Contact an information specialist

• Email us at library@nhlstenden.com 

  Locations and contact