Information literacy and first-year students

✍ Scribed by William A. Orme

• Book ID: 104601436
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 83 KB
• Volume: 2008
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-0633
• DOI: 10.1002/tl.317

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

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.