Information Literacy

Information Literacy Program

Welcome! The Information Literacy Program at Steely Library seeks to develop and advance effective research behaviors across the curriculum at NKU. This includes finding, accessing, evaluating, and synthesizing a wide range of sources in multiple formats. Print or electronic, information seeking has never been easier AND more difficult for our students.

In the next few years, librarians will be partnering with individual departments to identify how information literacy plays a role in our students' academic success and in their future careers. The goal of the program is to identify a specific course (or courses) in each department where information literacy is purposefully integrated. In addition, librarians are working with general education faculty to ensure students are gaining introductory research experience prior to introducing more advanced concepts in their majors.

Our program places a new emphasis on collaborating with instructors to integrate information literacy. This means librarians will meet with instructors to discuss best practices, appropriate assignments, and ensure students have access to the appropriate tools. Librarians will also continue offering face-to-face sessions (on campus and online) in connection with a research assignment. However, a pedagogical shift in our approach will support a "flipped classroom" model to make these sessions more active and collaborative learning experiences.

Please visit our pages here for further information about our curriculum, teaching resources, schedule a meeting with a librarian, or schedule a time for your class to work with a librarian this semester.