Information Literacy in the Humanities and Arts

Catalog description

Students majoring in the humanities and arts need to be information literate both in regard to the information environment in their discipline, and also more generally for their role as informed citizens. This course will address both of these needs. The literature of the field will take a central place in the course, including identifying an information need, understanding the organization of resource materials and learning how to best tap into them. Students will be introduced to the complexities of the information environment, in the field and in general, and the personal dispositions that will allow them to be flexible and effective when hunting for information. When offered for two credits, there will be added emphasis on the broad scope of literacies needed in today's collaborative information environment. Offered as a quarter course.