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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]]. AIt relatedprepares term,individuals [[informationto literacy]],make isimmediate usedand tolifelong meanuse theof basicinformation orientationeffectively ofby studentsteaching andthe citizensconcepts inand the uselogic of information resourcesaccess, inand general,by includingfostering theinformation fundamentalsindependence ofand librarycritical usethinking.

A related term, [[information literacy]], "is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques."<ref>University of Idaho. (2008). Information Literacy. http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy</ref>

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.