Integrating Information Literacy - Discipline Specific Resources - African American Studies

Integrating Information Literacy :: Discipline Specific Resources :: African American Studies

African American Studies

Objectives
Syllabi
Assignments
Bibliography
Links
Projects
Tutorials

Objectives

for teaching information literacy competencies

Syllabi

that incorporate information literacy

1st Year Seminar in African and African American Studies
Cary F. Fraser, Professor of African and African American Studies.
Proposed Bulletin Listing. Penn State University Curricular Affairs.
May 5, 1999. May 18, 2001.

Three weeks are dedicated to the theme information literacy; however information literacy is taught throughout the course.

Assignments

useful for teaching information literacy

1st Year Seminar in African and African American Studies
Cary F. Fraser, Professor of African and African American Studies.
Proposed Bulletin Listing. Penn State University Curricular Affairs.
May 5, 1999. May 18, 2001.

Three weeks are dedicated to the theme information literacy; however information literacy is taught throughout the course.

Bibliography

of useful publications and resource materials

"A potpourri of practical ideas from ACRL's 6th National Conference" College and Research Libraries News. 1992 53(7): 455-460.

Links

to useful websites

Projects

funded by the Five Colleges of Ohio Mellon grant

Tutorials

that teach information literacy competencies

Boston University: Mugar Memorial Library - Research Guide: African American Studies.

California State Unversity, Long Beach: University Library - Subject Guides: Black Studies.

Indiana University, Bloomington: African American Cultural Center Library - Information, Collections and Newspapers.

Iowa State University: Diversity and Ethnic Studies Recommended Websites and Research Guides: African American - African American Studies Library Research Guide.

Penn State University: University Libraries - Social Sciences Collection: Fast Track to Social Sciences Databases - African and African American Studies:African American Studies Site.

University of Delaware: University of Delaware Library - African American Studies Resources.

Sinclair Community College: Learning Resources Center - Subject Guides - African American Studies: A Guide to Information Resources (2001).

Last Modified:
Modified from work by Julie Elliot,
Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, June 2001