Interdisciplinary Roads for Outreach: Information Literacy in the Honors College
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Conference Strand
Outreach and Partnership
Target Audience
Higher Education
Second Target Audience
K-12
Location
Session 4 Papers
Relevance
This case study explores the information literacy needs of students in a university Honors College, particularly information seeking and the frames of research as inquiry and scholarship as a conversation in an interdisciplinary cohort setting.
Proposal
This case study evaluates the timeline of two librarians' shared involvement with our university’s Honors College, its evolution, and our relationships with the students and faculty through lenses of information literacy and information needs. Between the two of us, we have taught introductory seminars, both face-to-face and hybrid/online; research methods classes; and a study abroad program. These partnerships have given us opportunities to work both as instructional faculty and with instructional faculty, as well as to develop connections with students. This case study will probe the interdisciplinary nature of the Honors college through interviews with the faculty who have recently taught research-oriented seminars. The lines of inquiry will explore the many aspects of hybrid learning and ideas about information literacy, information seeking, and the role of research in learning outcomes. Although this work is centered on an Honors College curriculum, we anticipate that the insights will be relevant to similar interdisciplinary or hybrid cohort models, such as first year seminars or learning communities.
Short Description
This case study evaluates two librarians' outreach to our university’s Honors College and our relationships with the students and faculty through lenses of information literacy and information needs. Through introductory seminars, research methods classes, and a study abroad program, these partnerships allow us to work both as and with instructional faculty as well as students. We will probe the information literacy needs of interdisciplinary cohorts such as Honors and present findings from interviews with faculty who have recently taught research-oriented seminars.
Keywords
Honors, information literacy, information needs, interdisciplinary, cohorts, research
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Bowers, Catherine and Rogers, Emily C., "Interdisciplinary Roads for Outreach: Information Literacy in the Honors College" (2022). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 30.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2022/2022/30
Interdisciplinary Roads for Outreach: Information Literacy in the Honors College
Session 4 Papers
This case study evaluates the timeline of two librarians' shared involvement with our university’s Honors College, its evolution, and our relationships with the students and faculty through lenses of information literacy and information needs. Between the two of us, we have taught introductory seminars, both face-to-face and hybrid/online; research methods classes; and a study abroad program. These partnerships have given us opportunities to work both as instructional faculty and with instructional faculty, as well as to develop connections with students. This case study will probe the interdisciplinary nature of the Honors college through interviews with the faculty who have recently taught research-oriented seminars. The lines of inquiry will explore the many aspects of hybrid learning and ideas about information literacy, information seeking, and the role of research in learning outcomes. Although this work is centered on an Honors College curriculum, we anticipate that the insights will be relevant to similar interdisciplinary or hybrid cohort models, such as first year seminars or learning communities.
