Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes

Information literacy classes are becoming common on college campuses to help first year students learn information search skills necessary for higher education. Free speech debates on some college campuses has bred a level of student activism not seen since the 1960s. Librarians can play a key role...

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Main Author: Conrad R. Pegues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Communications in Information Literacy 2018-01-01
Series:Communications in Information Literacy
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Online Access:https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/27566
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description Information literacy classes are becoming common on college campuses to help first year students learn information search skills necessary for higher education. Free speech debates on some college campuses has bred a level of student activism not seen since the 1960s. Librarians can play a key role formulating positive and informed student responses through First Year Information Literacy (FYIL) classes that focus on information literacy in context of social justice issues of race, gender and free speech.
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social justice
title Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes
title_full Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes
title_fullStr Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes
title_full_unstemmed Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes
title_short Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes
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first year information literacy
social justice
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