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Abstract
Teaching information literacy skills is a major initiative for today's instruction librarians. The advent of web portals on the college campus provides a unique teaching opportunity. This paper describes how the University at Buffalo Libraries and the University's Office of Creative Services collaborate to offer My Library, which is a channel built into MyUB, the University's web portal. My Library provides a new opportunity for instruction that addresses the needs, expectations, and changing learning styles of today's technology savvy students.
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