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Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach

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Conference

2001 Annual Conference

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Publication Date

June 24, 2001

Start Date

June 24, 2001

End Date

June 27, 2001

ISSN

2153-5965

Page Count

11

Page Numbers

6.583.1 - 6.583.11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--9383

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https://peer.asee.org/9383

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Suzanne Weiner

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Honora Nerz

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Abstract

This paper will discuss the need to integrate information competencies into engineering programs at the curriculum level. To support this argument, the various opportunities for library instruction available in academic libraries (and the relative effectiveness of each) will be reviewed. It will be argued that the most effective of these is curriculum-integrated instruction, which is competency based and strategic in nature. However, the quantity of work and coordination required to build an instruction program that is truly curriculum-integrated oftentimes leads to a product that is course-integrated rather than curriculum-integrated. An informal survey was conducted of NC State University students in the Colleges of Textiles and Engineering and illustrates where course-integrated instruction falls short of its goal. This paper concludes with an outline of a plan for implementing a curriculum-integrated instruction program.

Weiner, S., & Nerz, H. (2001, June), Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach Paper presented at 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10.18260/1-2--9383

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