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Integration of information and scientific literacy: promoting literacy in undergraduates
Jason A Porter1, Kevin C Wolbach, Catherine B Purzycki
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ja.porter@usp.edu
Abstract:
The Association of College and Research Libraries recommends incorporating information literacy (IL) skills across university and college curricula, for the goal of developing information literate graduates. Congruent with this goal, the Departments of Biological Sciences and Information Science developed an integrated IL and scientific literacy (SL) exercise for use in a first-year biology course. Students were provided the opportunity to access, retrieve, analyze, and evaluate primary scientific literature. By the completion of this project, student responses improved concerning knowledge and relevance of IL and SL skills. This project exposes students to IL and SL early in their undergraduate experience, preparing them for future academic advancement.
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