'''Library instruction''', also called '''bibliographic instruction''', '''user education''' and '''library orientation''', consistsis ofthe "instructionalprocess programswhere designed tolibrarians teach librarytheir userspatrons how to locate theaccess information theyin need quickly and effectivelylibraries. [It]usuallyoften coversinvolves theinstruction library's system of organizing materials, the structure of the literature of the field,about research methodologies appropriate to the [[discipline|academic discipline]], and specific resources and findingorganizational tools ([[library catalog]], indexes and abstracting services, [[bibliographic database]]s, etcmethods.)"<ref>{{cite book| chapter=bibliographic instruction (BI) | page=71 | title=Dictionary for Library and Information Science |last=Reitz |first= Joan M. |publisher= Libraries Unlimited | ___location= Westport, Connecticut | year= 2004| isbn=1-59158-075-7 }}</ref> It prepares individuals to make immediate and lifelong use of information effectively by teaching the concepts and logic of information access and evaluation, and by fostering information independence and critical thinking. Above all they are aimed at equipping library users with skills to locate library sources and use them effectively to satisfy their information needs.
