Information literacy grants

Co-sponsored by the Libraries and the Office of the Provost, the information literacy grants ($1,500 stipend) support faculty who wish to integrate information literacy into a 200-level or above course. The goal of the program is to encourage faculty to provide opportunities for students to develop their information literacy skills beyond the first-year seminars. Since its inception in 2002, 57 faculty have received information literacy grants.

To be eligible, the course should involve a research librarian and include information literacy-related assignments and discussions throughout the semester. It should focus on the following:

• Students interrogate information in various forms, whether textual or non-textual, scholarly or non-scholarly. They weigh different arguments,  identify and examine likely intentions, contradictions, and silences, and question established norms. Students also reflect on their own values, beliefs, and assumptions.
• Students create projects that are grounded in context and in their critical and nuanced analysis of information. They incorporate different perspectives, including those that have been absent or underrepresented. Regardless of the format, the projects should be relevant, and accessible, to the intended audience.

If you are interested in and/or have any questions about the grants, please contact Lijuan Xu (xul@lafayette.edu), Director of Research and Instruction. To apply, write a two to three page description of you plan and send it to her. The deadline for spring 2026 is December 18, 2025.