Thomas J. Garland Library
Information Literacy Instruction Classroom
Use Policy
9/2005
The Information Literacy Instruction Classroom (ILC) is located in Room 206 in the Tusculum College Library. With seating for 30, it houses an instructor workstation, overhead LCD projector, projection screen, and 24 laptop computers available for students to use during information literacy instruction sessions. The ILC’s primary purpose is to provide a space for librarian/faculty/student collaboration and information literacy instruction sessions in a structured classroom environment that limits interruption while allowing continuous accessibility and availability of computers in the Information Commons.
The ILC may not be scheduled as a regular teaching classroom for any regularly scheduled classes during any block. To do so would prevent other faculty from scheduling the room for Information Literacy sessions. Scheduling of the computers in the Information Commons for or in conjunction with classes that do not require Information Literacy instruction is possible.
Information Literacy sessions are taught by Tusculum College Librarians in collaboration with TC faculty and staff. To permit all faculty to take advantage of these sessions, the ILC and its accompanying technology may not be scheduled for use by other TC staff or faculty without the presence of a TC Librarian to assist with and actively provide instruction on accessing and using library resources for class assignments and research.
Tusculum College faculty are encouraged to contact the library and speak to the appropriate librarian to schedule an information literacy instruction session. Residential College faculty should contact Charles Tunstall, Reference and Instruction Librarian. Graduate and Professional Studies faculty should contact Anne Reever, Distance Learning Librarian, Graduate and Professional Studies, NE region.
Faculty inquiries may also be directed to Library Director Jack Smith in the event Mr. Tunstall and Ms. Reever are unavailable. Administrative and professional staff of Tusculum College wishing to schedule the ILC for faculty and staff workshops related to library and information research, should contact Jack Smith to make arrangements.
Procedure for requesting a session in the ILC:
1. Contact the library at least 3 days in advance to speak with a librarian and to schedule an information literacy instruction session.
2. If available, the room and technology will be reserved for the session time period requested by the faculty member. If a session is no longer required, it should be cancelled by phone call or e-mail to the librarian with whom it was scheduled.
3. During the session time period students will have access, at faculty request, to use the ILC laptop computers within the ILC. At no time will the ILC laptop computers be allowed out of the ILC by students or faculty.
4. If the ILC is unavailable at the requested time, an alternate date/time can be chosen or arrangements can be made to provide Information Literacy Instruction for the faculty’s class in the open computer lab in the Information Commons.
5. If an instructor would like to bring a class for library research during class time, arrangements can be made with Charles Tunstall, Reference and Instruction Librarian to reserve the computers in the Information Commons for a specific time. Such arrangements should be made as far in advance of need as possible. The ILC may not be employed for such purpose without the active, scheduled collaboration of a member of the library faculty.