Research Guides: Partners in Information Literacy: The Research Mentor Program at UNH Manchester: Training the Research Mentors

Research Mentors Reflect on the Training

“As a mentor, I can help students to look at information critically to see if it is appropriate by assessing the author, the source, and the information. The frameworks we received were very helpful in my understanding of research.”
“I had never heard the term ‘information literacy’ before attending this class. It makes sense, however, to gauge their understanding of scholarly discourse…and the importance of context. I thought the frameworks were quite helpful in this regard.”
“I believe looking at the frameworks was a big help because it introduced many views and topics that I had not thought of before. Now I can use these discussions to help guide students in their own skills. I can bring up the same topics and insights that we used in T.D. and inform students.”

Tutor Development Course

•    The Tutor Development course combines information literacy and writing instruction
• Research mentors apply learning through hands-on activities and mock tutorials
•    Instructors collaborate to adapt the course to class needs
•    Library sessions are centered around the ACRL's 2015 Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

• Research mentors are introduced to background resources and source evaluation techniques
• Research mentors are instructed when to bring their tutees to the Reference Desk for librarian assistance

Tutor Development Course Resources

ACRL's 2015 Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
"This Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Framework) grows out of a belief that information literacy as an educational reform movement will realize its potential only through a richer, more complex set of core ideas."
ACRL Framework Draft, June 2014, with sample assignments
Tutor Development Research Guide
This guide was created to help research mentors with their tutor training by providing them with suggested resources and strategies.