Learning Resources

Course List

Code Course Description
LIBR 1111

Research Skills for College Students

This course provides an overview of the information literacy and research skills required to succeed in college and university. Through lectures, hands-on labs and other methods students learn how to identify, locate, evaluate, and cite useful research material within and beyond the Douglas College Library system. Emphasis is on the effective use of the Library’s print and electronic resources, including library catalogues, periodical index databases, and the Web. Most importantly, students learn how to develop effective and efficient strategies for conducting college-level term paper research.

LIBR 1113

Research Skills for the Information Age

This course builds on the basic information literacy and research skills acquired in LIBR 1111. Through lectures, hands-on assignments, readings and group discussions students learn to locate, manage, evaluate and use information from a variety of specialized sources. They consider the broader ethical and social issues at work within the international information marketplace, and monitor their own growth as “critical consumers” of information. Most importantly, students learn how to use information as a problem-solving/decision-making tool in a number of personal, career, and academic situations.