Advancing Information Literacy Skills
Advancing Information Literacy Skills
About the webinar
The MLA International Bibliography with Full Text provides students and scholars with many avenues for exploring literature; language; linguistics; rhetoric; writing studies; folklore; and film, theater, television and other dramatic arts – and in the process, to develop key information literacy skills and insights. This webinar will explore the ways the bibliography supports information literacy learning goals and will include information about the free, self-grading online course and other resources that help students, faculty, and librarians leverage the bibliography’s information literacy potential.
What you will learn
- The MLA International Bibliography is a reliable resource for research in a broad range of humanities disciplines and interdisciplinary fields.
- Using the MLA International Bibliography can help students grasp core concepts of information literacy and develop essential research skills that will serve them well regardless of their eventual major or career path.
- The MLA provides tools and information that support the use of the MLA International Bibliography in teaching information literacy, including a free, self-grading online course, Understanding the MLA International Bibliography.
Speaker(s)
Mary Onorato | Director of Bibliographic Information Services, Publisher, MLA International Bibliography, Modern Language Association
Mary Onorato earned a B.A. in Art History and Romance Languages at Wells College and an M.A. in English Literature from Wayne State University. She has worn many hats in reference and database publishing, and in 2014 she accepted a position at the Modern Language Association (MLA) as Associate Director of Bibliographic Information Services, the department that produces the MLA International Bibliography and MLA Directory of Periodicals. She became director of that department in 2020.
Register for the webinar
Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. EDT
Duration: 45 minutes
Note: If you are unable to attend in person, please register to receive the recording.