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Information literacy and first‐year students
Author(s) -
Orme William A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.317
Subject(s) - information literacy , mathematics education , literacy , pedagogy , psychology , sociology
This chapter discusses factors to consider when introducing information literacy concepts to first‐year university students, including ways to think about the concept of information literacy, the unique nature of first‐year students, and the role faculty can play in introducing students to a new information environment.