Abstract
The Taubman Health Sciences Library (THL) collaborates with health sciences schools to provide information skills instruction for students preparing for international experiences. THL enhances students' global health learning through predeparture instruction for students who are involved in global health research, clinical internships, and international collaborations. This includes teaching international literature searching skills, providing country-specific data sources, building awareness of relevant mobile resources, and encouraging investigation of international news. Information skills empower creation of stronger global partnerships. Use of information resources has enhanced international research and training experiences, built lifelong learning foundations, and contributed to the university's global engagement. THL continues to assess predeparture instruction.
Highlights
The Taubman Health Sciences Library (THL) at the University of Michigan (U-M), having identified the move toward interdisciplinary global health research and education on university campuses across the United States [1] and at U-M, leveraged opportunities to work with our health sciences schools and U-M’s international university partners
The UNESCO definition of information literacy emphasizes the power of information literacy in transforming lives: Information literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning
THL Global Health has laid a foundation for predeparture training and will need to continue to remain relevant in predeparture orientations
Summary
The Taubman Health Sciences Library (THL) at the University of Michigan (U-M), having identified the move toward interdisciplinary global health research and education on university campuses across the United States [1] and at U-M, leveraged opportunities to work with our health sciences schools and U-M’s international university partners. Laying stronger foundations in information literacy empowers U-M faculty and students to create stronger international collaborations. It impacts those in underserved communities and developing regions, with whom students will connect, collaborate, and share information skills. The UNESCO definition of information literacy emphasizes the power of information literacy in transforming lives: Information literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning. It empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal,
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