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Center for Library User Education (CLUE)
The Center for Library User Education (CLUE) at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library seeks to provide students with the skills and concepts needed to retrieve the most relevant information from a variety of resources. We understand that research today -- in a large academic library collection, in library databases, and on the Internet -- involves a wealth of new opportunities as well as an increasing number of challenges and decision points. The librarians who teach in CLUE will customize research and information literacy workshops to meet faculty and student needs.
The goals of CLUE are:
- To teach the skills required to access, retrieve, gather, and evaluate information regardless of format (print, digital, video, CD, microform, etc.).
- To enable all members of the Tulane community to be competent users of the library's website which includes the Library Catalog, 300 bibliographic databases, digital library resources such as online journals, and selected Internet resources.
- To teach students to be knowledgeable and discerning users of general Internet resources understanding efficient search options and techniques, the evolving nature of Internet sites, and issues involving scholarly communication and copyright in an online environment.
- To work cooperatively with faculty in Tulane's academic departments and centers to integrate library resources and information technologies into course curriculum.
CLUE offers:
- Course-related Library Instruction - Based on the goals of your assignment, a librarian will customize a library instruction session for students to learn about the research process, to use specific databases, to locate scholarly sources and/or to properly cite sources.
- Assignment Creation Assistance - Librarians are available to review assignments or assist faculty in the creation of research or information literacy assignments which provide a positive learning experience for students. We can also help faculty to construct assignments that challenge students to go beyond Wikipedia as supporting evidence.
- Walk-In Workshops - Research skills workshops are offered throughout the semester for students, staff and faculty. See the Walk-In Workshops page for more information.
Contact Jennifer Corbin, Instruction Coordinator, for more information
