The research roadmaps offered by the NJIT Library are described at http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/instruction/workshops.php . Today I did a workshop for IL 101 given to Freshman taking Humanities 101. The course description is as follows:
Focuses on developing written and oral communication skills; emphasizes writing expository and research essays; preparing oral reports; drafting, revising, editing; evaluation and proper documentation of source material; using rhetorical strategies such as narration and argument.
The librarians must reach over 900 students taking this course. The majority of the sections are taught by the liaison to the humanities and the information literacy specialist. Even though I prefer teaching classes in chemistry and related disciplines, I am willing to help out with this endeavor. I try to explain to students that learning how to use information resources is a gradual process. They learn the basics in this introductory course, but eventually must learn the specialized databases in their major. Hopefully the information literacy skills learned here are taken with them as they move to a graduate program and eventually into a business environment.
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