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The Development of a Lower-Division, General Education, Course-Integrated Information Literacy Program

Author(s) -

Gabriela Sonntag,

Donna M. Ohr

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl_57_04_331

Subject(s) - information literacy , curriculum , conversation , literacy , literacy education , sociology , library science , process (computing) , curriculum development , library instruction , state (computer science) , higher education , computer science , pedagogy , mathematics education , political science , psychology , law , communication , algorithm , operating system

Different themes shape the conversation on higher-education reform in the United States today. One of the most important, but least discussed, themes is that of information literacy. Information literacy is important not because it is controversial (everyone agrees that it is important) but, rather, because no traditional academic department has come forward to teach the as-yet-unidentified curriculum that comprises information literacy. At California State University-San Marcos, librarians were successful in having information literacy integrated into the lower-division, general education curriculum. This article defines a model, describes the process that enabled librarians to establish the information literacy program, and offers observations and suggestions for future improvements.

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