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'''Library instruction''' includes [[instruction]] on both how to evaluate information resources and how to use [[library]] resources such as the [[library catalog]] or other [[bibliographic databases]]. A related term, [[information literacy]] is used to mean the basic orientation of students and citizens in the use of information resources in general, includinincluding the fundamentals of library use.

Some debate exists within the library community about whether instruction on how to use library systems is necessary, or if efforts are better spent making systems easier to use such that they require no instruction.