The study investigates the perceptions of first-year writing faculty of how their students develop information literacy (IL). The authors conducted 16 semi-structured interviews and analyzed them using a qualitative inductive coding method. The study contributes a close and nuanced understanding of faculty perceptions of IL learning to a…

Describes a pilot project at the University of Nevada, Reno that incorporated information literacy goals into two core courses. Discusses planning, execution, student and faculty assessments of the project, future plans, factors favoring wider acceptance of information literacy, and factors possibly impeding acceptance of information literacy…