Information Literacy

Supporting the information literacy needs of all members of the academic community through classroom and online instruction, research assistance, and campus-wide collaboration.

The Information Literacy Department of the University Libraries empowers students to be confident users and creators of information in a dynamic and continually evolving information landscape. We prepare students to think critically about the information that they encounter and create, in a variety of forms, both within and outside of academia….We collaborate with faculty members and administrators to shape information literacy instruction for individual courses, programs, and majors. 


Library Instruction Sessions

This service is available to University at Albany Faculty/Teaching Assistants in conjunction with a course

Request that a librarian teach your students key information literacy and assignment-related research concepts. Instruction takes place during a class period.

"Information Literacy at UAlbany opens revolving doors for any sort of academic endeavor. The services provided by this office attends to students’ research and assignments needs. Innovation, charisma, interest and valuable attention are all found within."

- Luis Paredes

Information Literacy Playlists

Become a more confident user and creator of information with these curated lists of online resources.