Information literacy has been an integral part of Lafayette College’s First Year Seminar program since its inception in 1992. In May 2011, Lafayette’s faculty voted to approve the new curriculum and continue their support for the integration of information literacy in the FYS. Three information literacy outcomes are assessed in the FYS program:
Each FYS is assigned a librarian. We aim to engage students with various forms of information, including as non-textual and non-academic sources; provide opportunities for students to critically examine information, such as what counts as knowledge, whose perspective is and is not represented and why; and foster deep reading. If you would like to explore how to integrate information literacy into your FYS, please contact Lijuan Xu (xul@lafayette.edu, X. 5152) or your FYS librarian.