LNDL's Research & Learning Program
The Library’s Research & Learning Program provides faculty with a dynamic opportunity to support student success and lifelong learning. Faculty can partner with LNDL experts to incorporate any of LNDL’s six library literacies into their classes.
- What is it?
Locating and working with important archival materials - What will students learn?
Building skills to locate, evaluate, and effectively use archives, manuscripts, and rare or unique materials in physical or digital formats, as well as understand the context surrounding archival collections - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
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In Notre Dame’s Perspectives on Education and Culture course (NDMU-100), students visited the library to learn the history of student life at NDMU and to view objects from NDMU's University Archives. Each student selected an item to examine in close detail, writing a reflective journal entry analyzing the historical object and relating it to their current student experience.
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Students in a Loyola Art History course examined Bibles in the library's rare book collection, exploring the Bible's history as both a living text and a material object. They developed an online exhibit to share their findings on these unique objects, giving their research an audience far beyond the classroom.
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- What learning outcomes can you expect?
Archival Literacy Framework and Rubric PDF
- What is it?
Navigating the complexities and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence - What will students learn?
Building skills to use AI technologies, communicate and collaborate with AI, and question AI design while critically evaluating AI information output - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
- Students in a History Research Methods class examined whether the generative AI tool in the JSTOR database was able to critically examine a scholarly journal article instead of a summary. They compared the AI output to their own assessment of the article and discussed the shortcomings and usefulness of AI tools that are increasingly embedded in library databases.
- In Fall 2026, faculty will have the opportunity to take an AI Literature Review tools workshop, where our online learning librarian will help faculty explore the usage of Research Rabbit, LitMaps, and others. Our library experts will guide faculty in how to make informed and ethical decisions that complement their students’ learning.
- What learning outcomes can you expect?
AI Literacy Framework PDF
- What is it?
Understanding the rules and ethical considerations of copyright - What will students learn?
Building skills to understand the basics of US copyright law and fair use, identify when works is are copyrighted, obtain permissions, and navigate licenses, and understand their rights as creators - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
- Graphic design students learned about how they can legally incorporate copyrighted works into their designs and understanding the rights they have as creators.
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Entrepreneurship students learned about types of intellectual property and how they may impact their creations.
- What learning outcomes can you expect?
Copyright Literacy Framework and Rubric PDF
- What is it?
Using evidence to make informed clinical decisions - What will students learn?
Building skills to locate, appraise, and apply scientific information in health science outputs - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
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Pharmacy students learned how to access drug information in Micromedex and Lexicomp. Using drug monographs, they completed a medication study guide covering areas such as drug class, indication, mechanism of action, and key counseling points.
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Nursing students learned how to conduct their first literature review. They used the PICO model to identify effective keywords and searched CINAHL and PubMed for relevant evidence.
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- What learning outcomes can you expect?
Health Sciences Research Literacy Framework and Rubric PDF
- What is it?
Using makerspace tools and design thinking for creativity and hands-on learning - What will students learn?
Building skills to analyze and explore ideas for potential solutions, prototype using iterative design principles, apply knowledge gained into other situations, and understand ethical and intellectual property issues surrounding making - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
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In a Comparative Literary Studies course, students used the Innovation Station’s VR classroom to explore coral reefs in Indonesia and rain forests in Borneo and Malaysia.
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In a Computer-Aided Simulation and Design Engineering course students received certification on the 3D printers and were encouraged to explore iterative design.
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- What learning outcomes can you expect?
Maker Literacy Framework and Rubric PDF
- What is it?
Making deliberate and informed choices about research - What will students learn?
Grounded in the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy, building skills to understand that authority is constructed and contextual, information creation is a process and has value, research serves as inquiry, scholarship is a conversation, and searching is strategic exploration - What are some examples of this literacy instruction in action?
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First-year students are introduced to LNDL’s OneSearch and learn about basic library services such as Interlibrary Loan. Students learn how to evaluate different types of information to use in their research assignments.
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Undergraduate biology students practiced identifying keywords and search strategies to complete an independent research project on an animal taxon.
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An upper-level Sociology class learned how to locate and evaluate international news sources to document local perspectives on social justice movements.
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Graduate education students learned how to locate datasets and peer-reviewed articles to design a sustainability initiative proposal for their school.
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- What learning outcomes can you expect?
Research & Information Literacy Framework and Rubric PDF
For more in-depth information on LNDL’s Research & Learning program go to our online guide: The LNDL Research & Learning Program