Integrating Information Literacy Skills into the University Colloquium: Innovation at Southern Oregon University

Abstract

The Information Literacy Program at Southern Oregon University was constructed and implemented during the academic year 1996‐97 to develop information literacy among freshmen enrolled in the first year of SOU’s new university colloquium. The colloquium is a yearlong class that develops writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills for first‐year students. It is the first stage of general education reform and provides a unique environment to deliver information literacy instruction. In this article, Higgins and Cedar Face outline the Information Literacy Program at SOU, which has just completed its first, full year. They note accomplishments and also unresolved problems and issues. It is a model of a learner‐centered, supportive, collaborative program.

Citation

Higgins, C. and Cedar Face, M.J. (1998), "Integrating Information Literacy Skills into the University Colloquium: Innovation at Southern Oregon University", Reference Services Review, Vol. 26 No. 3/4, pp. 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907329810307713