The authors discuss the plan for building an incremental, multi‐year information literacy program at the University of Rhode Island. Review of the current library instruction program leads to why and how they plan to change the program by focusing on the concepts of understanding what information is, in addition to learning how to gather, evaluate, and use information. The Draft Plan for Information Literacy at the University of Rhode Island Libraries addresses the information and research needs of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty needs. The development of credit‐bearing courses in information literacy, the creation of information literacy modules for specific disciplines, and the Draft Plan for Information Literacy are discussed.
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Mary C. MacDonald;
Mary C. MacDonald
Mary C. MacDonald (marymac@uri.edu), is Assistant Professor Librarian, Reference and Information Literacy, Business, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
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Andrée J. Rathemacher;
Andrée J. Rathemacher
Andrée J. Rathemacher (andree@uri.edu) is Assistant Professor Librarian, Reference/Bibliographer, Business, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
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Joanna M. Burkhardt
Joanna M. Burkhardt
Joanna M. Burkhardt (jburkhardt@uri.edu) is Associate Professor/Head Librarian, University of Rhode Island‐Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-1716
Print ISSN: 0090-7324
© MCB UP Limited
2000
Reference Services Review (2000) 28 (3): 240–247.
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MacDonald MC, Rathemacher AJ, Burkhardt JM (2000), "Challenges in building an incremental, multi‐year information literacy plan". Reference Services Review, Vol. 28 No. 3 pp. 240–247, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320010345123
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