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About Us: Mission, Vision, & Learning Outcomes

Mission


The CWC Library supports the mission of the college to transform lives and strengthen communities through learning, leadership, and connection by making available a wide variety of information resources relevant to curriculum support and developing personal and literacy programs that move our community towards a brighter future.  

The Library is meant to be a partner and strategic asset for the College in the advancement of knowledge, providing intellectual leadership, and essential expertise.  As the College moves forward we respond to the changing nature of its academic programs, occupational, and technical needs of our culturally diverse region of Wyoming we continue to enhance programming and our collection to meet their needs.

The Library provides a safe and welcoming environment where all are encouraged to become independent and lifelong learners.  

Vision


The CWC Library stands by the vision of CWC by being the academic center of campus and helping to inspire academic excellence and continuing education for all. We want to empower and inspire the campus community by providing access to information, knowledge, and culture for all, supporting academic development, exploration & discovery, innovation, application and creativity.

The Library will provide a welcoming and warm environment that includes dynamic learning areas that support individual and group collaboration.  Building relationships with campus community members, the Library will play a leadership role in the development and integration of information literacy into teaching and learning.

 

Learning Outcomes


Librarians will work with class instructors to identify objectives for each session. Below are common learning objectives for library instruction (class visits). While not every objective will be addressed in every session, throughout a student's time at CWC the Library Staff will promote all learning outcomes with every student we interact with at some time.

Students will be able to...

  • Articulate the steps of the research process.
  • Identifying the type and extent of information needed for their projects.
  • Construct search keywords using topic-relevant vocabulary in order to search databases with efficiency. 
  • Locate the Library Website, Subject Guides, and Databases.
  • Select and access appropriate library resources and databases.
  • Use search limiters (filters) such as full-text, date range, and peer-reviewed.
  • Identify database tools such as print, cite, annotate, download, etc.
  • Be a detective for information by searching the library catalog for physical and digital items.
  • Evaluate and understand the appropriateness of resources retrieved for their projects.
  • Recognize when documentation of sources is necessary.
  • Demonstrate appropriate citation practices.
  • Developing writing, editing, and formatting skills.