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Selected Works of Elizabeth Pickard
Contribution to Book
Small Victories in STEM Librarianship: Taking on the Big Problem of Missing Information Literacy Instruction in Science Curricula and the Case of First-Generation Students
Fostering Student Success: Academic, Social, and Financial Initiatives (2022)
  • Elizabeth F. Pickard, Portland State University
  • Michelle R Desilets
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Abstract
College STEM curricula often omit information literacy instruction (ILI), which is a problem at Portland State University (PSU) and nationally. This chapter examines PSU initiatives that allowed for less traditional outreach to teaching faculty, which resulted in an increase in STEM course-related ILI. The successes the chapter describes may provide guidance to faculty and librarians aiming to improve their students' research skills.
Keywords
  • information literacy,
  • research skills,
  • ILI,
  • STEM,
  • outreach,
  • course-related ILI
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Editor
Sigrid Kelsey
Publisher
American Library Association Editions
Citation Information
Elizabeth F. Pickard and Michelle R Desilets. "Small Victories in STEM Librarianship: Taking on the Big Problem of Missing Information Literacy Instruction in Science Curricula and the Case of First-Generation Students" ChicagoFostering Student Success: Academic, Social, and Financial Initiatives (2022)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth-pickard2/9/