INFORMATION LITERACY: INTEGRATING INTO THE INSTITUTION’S ACADEMIC CULTURE – ONE COURSE AT A TIME

Abstract

Liberal arts education has traditionally emphasized critical thinking and other components of information literacy. Because knowledge is accumulating and changing even more rapidly than in earlier eras, it is more crucial than ever that students develop the motivation and ability to become lifelong learners if they are to flourish personally and professionally in this information age. Cornell College has established a campus-wide emphasis on information literacy since 2000. While the skills and knowledge that constitute information literacy have been a part of the curriculum long before, an intentional effort to integrate information literacy into coursework in all disciplines has revitalized the dialog about teaching these critical thinking skills and has re-invigorated effort toward information literacy goals. That dialog causes us to ask one another and ourselves “What is information literacy? How is it to be taught, nurtured, learned, and utilized?” These questions and others were highlighted as the College undertook its re-accreditation self-study where information literacy was a particular point of emphasis.

Citation

Donham, J. (2004), "INFORMATION LITERACY: INTEGRATING INTO THE INSTITUTION’S ACADEMIC CULTURE – ONE COURSE AT A TIME", Advances in Library Administration and Organization (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 21), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 213-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0732-0671(04)21014-8