{"id":373,"date":"2013-08-20T15:18:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T15:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:07:52","slug":"il-and-your-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/ask-services\/facultyinstructor-support\/il-and-your-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Literacy and your Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Course instructors are encouraged to contact their liaison librarian or the Director of the Student Learning &amp; Academic Success department (<a href=\"mailto:dcraig@yorku.ca\">dcraig@yorku.ca<\/a>) about effective approaches to developing students\u2019 information literacy (IL) skills.\u00a0 These skills include the ability to find, retrieve, evaluate, analyze, use, cite and produce information. Liaison librarians are available to help course instructors in the following areas:<\/p>\n<h5>Research-based Assignment Design<\/h5>\n<p>Many course instructors develop research-based assignments for their students.\u00a0 In consultation with your liaison librarian, you can learn about new resources, what students struggle with when conducting research, and best practices for assignment design and IL.\u00a0 Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/ask-services\/facultyinstructor-support\/instructional-design-consultation\/library-assignments-in-the-humanities-and-social-sciences\/\">designing assignments in the humanities and social sciences<\/a> to develop students\u2019 research and information literacy skills.<\/p>\n<h5>Integrating IL into the Curriculum<\/h5>\n<p>It is impossible for a student learn everything about IL in one course or through one assignment.\u00a0 If IL is integrated into core or foundations courses, and built upon from first- to fourth-year, a more sophisticated understanding of IL concepts can develop.<\/p>\n<p>More about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/ask-services\/facultyinstructor-support\/instructional-design-consultation\/curriculum-development-research-skills\/\">curriculum development and research skills<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact SLAS (<a href=\"mailto:yul_slas@yorku.ca\">yul_slas@yorku.ca<\/a>) for more information<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course instructors are encouraged to contact their liaison librarian or the Director of the Student Learning &amp; Academic Success department (dcraig@yorku.ca) about effective approaches to developing students\u2019 information literacy (IL) skills.\u00a0 These skills include the ability to find, retrieve, evaluate, analyze, use, cite and produce information. 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