Information Literacy Programs for new inducted FACULTY & STUDENTS

To give awareness about library resources and services to new inducted faculty members and students, library professional (services) plan to organize: Orientation sessions in Library Library help desk @ Departments Organized library survey with faculty members Liaison with Departments

To gain the targets of information awareness, above mentioned activities were started with the commencement of the semester on February 10, 2014. Information specialists includes Naveed Siddique, Information Specialist for Chemical Engineering and Research, Nasira Munir, Information specialist for Electrical & Computer Engineering and Aiman Shahnawaz, Information Specialist for Management Sciences and Architecture & Design were started the activities under cover Information Literacy Program. The purposes of above mentioned activities are: To educate new student about library CIIT Lahore To give awareness to new library users about their library rights To know the information and knowledge needs of CIIT Lahore faculty members To market library resources and services among faculty members and researchers To create communications channels between department and library

With proper planning and strategy, Information specialist developed brochures, leaflets and flexes to give awareness and knowledge about library services. Librarians visited their respective departments and established their desks with the help of departmental staff. Information Specialists guided all the students specially the new comers about the library, library rules and its services. Library staff holds the help desk and displayed the flexes containing LIS services to attract the students towards LIS desk. Information specialist hooks up with students to inform them about their library registration and other services and library rules. They also listened to the old students queries and tried to manage them at the spot, rest were guided towards the LIS department.

To connect with faculty, library professionals visited faculty members in their departments and faculty offices in faculty block. Library staff delivered the feedback forms to the faculty members to know their views about LIS and their research needs. In general, faculty members were asked about the proficiency of Library Information Services. Library staff also offered different services to all faculties which was not availing them before, like training for us e of TURNITIN and VPN. Library professionals encouraged them to share their views about LIS department, services and complaints. The response from Faculty was very good regarding all the activities of Information Literacy Program. The motivation level of the library professional grew up after visiting them. They shared their views, experiences and suggestions with information specialists. Library staff tried to solve some of their issues at the spot. Library has received many filled up feedback forms. These healthy signs show that faculty will cooperate with library to make Information specialist services successful in future.