Faculty Support at RDP Library

Information literate students understand that the world of information is complex. They think critically about information that they encounter, in any format, and are able to locate appropriate information for their context and need. They are ethical and intentional in their own creation of information. Their skills seamlessly transfer from one program and situation to another and create a foundation for lifelong learning.

Information Literacy with RDP Library includes: 

• curriculum development work with instructors, programs, departments, and Schools
• formal instructional opportunities, including single classes, multiple connected classes, and librarians embedded into classes for an entire semester
• one-on-one instruction with students in person at our Library Desk as well as virtually via email, chat, and text

Information literacy at Red Deer Polytechnic is informed by and based on the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Outcomes of our Framework include:

• Authority & Evaluation of Information: Differentiate between different kinds of authority and choose the appropriate authority for the context.
• Information Creation: Demonstrate that information creation, by both oneself and others, is a dynamic process made up of a series of intentional decisions.
• Power & Value of Information: Identify and examine the underlying power and value structures of information.
• Information Ethics: Exemplify ethical choices in the use of information.
• Research Process: Conduct research as a dynamic process of asking questions, synthesizing information, and asking further questions.
• Scholarship as a Conversation: Recognize that scholarship is a conversation, and judge where, when, and how to enter that conversation.
• Information Searching: Seek information using an exploratory process, intentionally and continually revising search strategies.

Note: Outcomes and supporting material informed by and based on the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.