Not all students enter college with the skills to succeed at college-level research. Academic librarians see the college library as the place for teaching these skills.

Today's academic librarians...

  • make information skills relevant to specific courses
  • work with instructors to enhance research projects
  • are subject specialists
  • consult with students on an individual basis
  • create online pathfinders for various subjects
  • create online tutorials to guide students
 
   

Read more about:
Association of College and Research Libraries Standards