We are excited to announce the creation of a new course that will be offered starting Fall 2024, called LBR 210: Critical Information Literacy. This is the first credit-bearing course to be offered through the University Libraries and will be taught by Caterina Reed, Academic Engagement Librarian.
LBR 210 will introduce students to information literacy concepts while acknowledging the inherent bias of information. This course will ask students to challenge the preconceived notions of authoritativeness and trustworthiness of sources and learn how to critically evaluate them. Students will learn about the harms and biases perpetuated through the scholarly communication channels. Key concepts covered will include: information privilege, epistemic injustice, and citation justice. This is an interdisciplinary course that will draw from the fields of information science, archival studies, philosophy, and media studies.
The Libraries would like to thank the Office of the Provost and the Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee for their approval of LBR 210. This course is being supported by the Accelerator+ Grant offered through the Curriculum Innovation Accelerator Project EDGE Fund.
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