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Information Literacy Programs - Libby Knapik, MBA, MLIS

Biography

  • Nearly 20 years of experience working in the electronic publishing industry in the areas of training, marketing, and customer relations with clients in all major industries (accounting, advertising, banking, consulting, financial services, public relations, etc.) in the New York metropolitan area.
  • Practiced privately for about three years as a consultant working for several former clients designing and implementing training programs for their staff.
  • Joined Sacred Heart University in 2004 as the Information Literacy Librarian.  Promoted to Head of Information Literacy Programs in 2007.

Education

MBA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MLS University of Michigan
BSNR University of Michigan

Information Literacy Classes:

Introductory Information Literacy 101

Course Description:

This is a one-credit course that meets once a week for six weeks. In addition, there is one online class that will be completed independently. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the process of finding, retrieving, organizing, evaluating, using, and distributing information both in print and electronic formats. The focus of the course will be to gain the necessary skills to conduct research effectively and efficiently as well as being able to properly evaluate and cite sources.

Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes:

IL 302: Information Literacy for History

Course Description:

This is a one-credit course that will meet once a week for 10 weeks. Each class is one hour and fifteen minutes long. The class will meet in the Bibliographic Instruction room at the Ryan-Matura Library.

This course is designed to acquaint history students with the process of finding, retrieving, organizing, analyzing, using, and distributing information both in print and electronic formats for the purpose of preparing for and completing their Senior Thesis. The focus of the course will be in using the resources provided to create a working bibliography in conjunction with the Senior Thesis Seminar (HI 398).

Course Pre-requisite: Successful completion of HI 301.
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Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes: