TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe the pilot information literacy programme for undergraduate nursing students as recently developed at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) libraries. The paper outlines the background to the programme, discusses its design and delivery and summarises participating students' initial response to it.Design/methodology/approach– This paper takes a broadly practical, case study approach in terms of recounting experiences of designing and delivering a dedicated information literacy programme for undergraduate nursing students at WIT.Findings– Although the project is still at an early or pilot stage, the feedback from the undergraduate students who attended training is very positive. The fact that the programme was so well received in its first year of operation is encouraging and inspiring, going forward.Practical implications– The paper should be of interest to anyone involved in developing information literacy programmes or in the supply of information to nursing students.Originality/value– This paper is likely to be of practical interest to academic librarians, who are looking for a fresh approach to information literacy training for undergraduate nursing students at third level institutions of similar scale and size to WIT.
VL  - 59
IS  - 8
SN  - 0024-2535
DO  - 10.1108/00242531011073137
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00242531011073137
AU  - Hegarty Nora
AU  - Carbery Alan
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Piloting a dedicated information literacy programme for nursing students at Waterford Institute of Technology libraries
T2  - Library Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 606
EP  - 614
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -