Information Skills Training: Information Literacy and You

Lauren Maggio, MS (LIS), MA

Medical Education Librarian

Keith Posley, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine

Today’s Agenda

• Defining Information Literacy (IL)

• Revisiting the glucometer case

• Introduction of the POM student training

• Student feedback

Goals To be able to:

• Create our own definition of information literacy

• “Critically consume” web information

• Understand student POM information skills training

• Navigate LaneConnex

• Provide feedback on student searches

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What does information literacy mean to E4C?

Glucometers!?!

You recommend to Rachel, a fifty-four year old patient you recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, that she should purchase a home glucose monitor to help improve glycemic control. Rachel says that she isn’t sure that she wants a home glucose monitor. She mentions that her neighbor, who is also diabetic, found that a home glucose monitor didn’t seem to help at all. Rachel then asks you to find evidence that shows that the use of home glucose monitor is more effective than not using one to control her diabetes.