Consortium Library and Core Competencies

This presentation described a long term partnership between faculty in the Justice Center and the Consortium Library with integrating information literacy into Justice 200: Introduction to Research Methods.

The presentation described four different university library programs to integrate information literacy across curriculums of many different academic programs. University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Denver, University of Illinois Bloomington, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

This presentation explores the Consortium Library at University of Alaska Anchorage partnerships with faculty to integrate information literacy across curriculums of multiple academic programs.

Monthly bilingual column for Norwegian language learners.

Abstract: During the spring semester of 2015 and the fall semester of 2016, two cohorts of students at the University of Alaska Anchorage learned archival research skills as part of their methodological training in the course, Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives, which subsequently led to the development of further individual research projects. As part of the course, students provided metadata to folders within an archival collection. This article explores the semester-long projects, including the hardships of finding and using culturally appropriate metadata, lessons learned, and the impact the project had on students, the archivist, and instructor.

This presentation, based on an article published in the Journal of Western Archives, explores the semester-long projects, including the hardships of finding and using culturally appropriate metadata, lessons learned, and the impact the project had on students, the archivists, and instructor. The presenters will also reflect on how this project has since influenced their work.