Shapiro Library Information Literacy Statement

Shapiro Library is dedicated to empowering students to be confident finders, users, and creators of information in a complex information landscape. Our mission is to facilitate informed access to library collections and services, and to help develop critical thinking as a lifelong skill within a user-centered learning approach. Our goal is to ensure that graduates of Southern New Hampshire University are information literate: able to discover, organize, analyze, reflect upon, create, and ethically share information in order to achieve success in their academic, professional, and personal endeavors.

"Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information for creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning."

Source: Association of College & Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

Shapiro Library offers:

Full Reference services including: 24/7 Chat, Email, Phone, and Walk-up Service
Individual Research Consultations
Collaboration with Faculty to aid the integration of Information Literacy concepts into the curriculum
Research Guides (Subject guides and Course-Specific guides)
Tutorials/Videos/Tools (including FAQs) to aid user research
Library Liaisons
Course Reserve Materials at the Information Desk