Approaches to Information Literacy: Integration into the Curriculum
Susan Whyte & Jean CaspersLinfield College, Oregon, USANAKLIV National WorkshopMay, 2011 / Hotel Luna CZ
Topics
• Leveraging Relationships at Linfield College• Vertical Integration: first-year through
graduation• Horizontal Integration: upper division and
senior capstone courses• Stand-alone classes we teach
Relationships with Faculty
Deep integration of Information Literacy into the INQS: How it started
Library Class Pages
• Library Class Pages
• http://www.linfield.edu/linfield-libraries.html
INQS Stats
• Demons in Our Midst• Visual Culture of Pop Music• Cinematic Approach to
Understanding U.S. Culture• John & the Gnostic Gospels• Reading Portland
Math, Myth, & MadnessChemistry in AtmospherePerspectives on EvilLanguage MattersLiving with Loss
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Departmental Offerings 2000-2010
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IL Across Departments
Collaboration at Linfield Since 2000Excluding INQS
Results of Cooperation/Collaboration at Linfield Since 1997
Information Ethics INQSFree Speech / Online Safety
Information Ethics INQSCopyright / Privacy
Sample Research Paper Titles
Power and Privacy: Finding the Balance Surveillance of citizens by the National Security Agency
The Death of the Music IndustryFile-sharing, copyright issues, public demands: predictions
Free Speech in the Digital Age: Cyberbullying and the First AmendmentAnonymous online bullying by students and the responsibility of school
personnel to protect children
American Internet Companies in ChinaCensorship & free speech issues in conflict; Yahoo and the journalist Shi Tao
Information Gathering
Sample Paper Topics
• Should the Internet be regulated by the federal government?
• Should any form of sex education receive federal funding?
• Should the federal government regulate drugs used by professional athletes?
• Concealed weapons on college and university campuses
• U.S. Immigration law: limits to family reunification?
Sample topics, continued.• Drug abuse in athletes - regulation by the
federal government?
• Should the federal government impose an excise tax on soft drinks?
• Should there be a law to include hate speech when defining what a hate crime entails?
• Should the federal government decriminalize prostitution?
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Open Discussion