Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO)
Basic Library Research Handbook
Discipline Focused Instruction
LIS 100: Libraries, Scholarship, and Technology
Outreach
Internet Searching
Voyager Tutorials

Library Instruction Mission Statement

The Library is dedicated to the promotion of scholarship and research by providing all members of the University community with a comprehensive program of instruction, including lectures, demonstrations, active-learning activities, WebCT modules, and more, tailored to meet individual and group needs at all levels. Our primary goal is the attainment of information literacy for all students, faculty, and staff members.

The Library encourages collegiality and collaboration between Instructional faculty and Library Reference and Instruction faculty. Instructional faculty members are invited to work with library instruction staff in designing course-related assignments that include information literacy objectives. The Program incorporates a variety of teaching strategies and methodologies that reflect individual differences in learning level, style, and culture.

The UH Manoa Libraries offer a variety of instructional services to UH students, faculty, and staff. We teach the concepts and skills needed for successful library and online research. Library Instructional Services are tailored to meet group and individual needs, and meet the following objectives: how information is created and disseminated how to locate needed information in the library and on the Web; how to determine if the information retrieved is useful, truthful, and relevant for the immediate need; and how to use information ethically, and properly cite it in your research.    [ More information ].

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Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO)

LILO provides a thorough introduction to the process of writing a college level research paper or report by guiding users through a series of six modules, providing the research and evaluation basics you need in as few words as possible. Review the content of each module, and apply what you have learned to complete your assignment.

The LILO Research Journal feature enables a student to better understand the research process by recording important information about the topic during the various steps of the process. Journal content allows instructors and librarians to review a student's progress and offer advice when needed. Answers can be revised, saved and reviewed in your Journal as often as you wish.

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Basic Library Research Handbook

An introduction to library research, The Basic Library Research Handbook exposes students to the concepts and skills necessary to find information using the appropriate tools. It is self-paced and intended to be a resource that students can turn to for library research methods. The Handbook was developed and is maintained by Hamilton Library's BHSD (Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department).

The handbook may be downloaded in a variety of formats from this URL: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/blrh/

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Discipline Focused Instruction

Instructional faculty are encouraged to bring students to the Library's electronic classrooms for an introduction to discipline-specific reference and periodical literature sources. Librarians can tailor sessions (with time for hands-on work) to meet the needs of students and instructors. Librarians create print guides for in-class distribution and make materials available on the Web. We offer classes with a special focus on the research skills needed for course assignments and presentations. Faculty and students are invited to bring in research ideas to class and work with librarians to develop systematic research strategies guaranteed to work.

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LIS 100: Libraries, Scholarship, and Technology

Offered by library faculty in the Fall and Spring semesters, this three-credit course introduces students to the major elements of scholarship and the nature of investigation. Students will learn how knowledge is created and disseminated in academic environments. Students will also develop an understanding of relevant information technology such as database structure, search query formation, and retrieval protocols. The course concentrates on making students fully "information literate"* by providing a foundation for mastering search and analytical skills crucial for advanced information inquiry. The course also meets the requirements for technology and writing intensive designations, and was the recipient of the 2001 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation in Instruction Award. Contact the Student Learning Programs and Services Librarian (956-3750) for more information about this award-winning course.

*"Information literacy" has been championed by librarians nationwide as a set of competencies that everyone should have to get the most from the online world. The American Library Association defines information literacy the ability "to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

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Outreach

Library faculty provide a wide range of instruction lectures, talks, demonstrations, department tours, and hands-on activities for any agency of the University. We also provide instructional support to UH distance education and online courses.  Contact the Student Learning Programs and Services Librarian (956-3750) for Information Literacy/IT skills training.

Contact your Subject Specialists for subject specific bibliographic instruction.

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Guides to the Internet & Search Engines

• Web searching and Web site evaluation - from UH Hilo
• Finding Information on the Internet: a Tutorial - from University of California, Santa Barbara
• The Spider's Apprentice
• Evaluation of Selected Internet Search Tools - from Northwestern University Library
• Internet Search Tools Details - from the University of California
• Search Engine Showdown
  - the users' guide to Web searching, is a Greg R. Notess Web site which compares and evaluates Internet search engines from the searcher's perspective.

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Voyager Tutorials

Please view these tutorials on searching Voyager, the online library catalog. They cover: