We respect
and honor the Black Studies faculty and their wisdom in the classroom.
Most faculty already require many, if not all, of the skills that fall
under the information literacy rubric.
However, the
Department as a whole may wish to assess the delivery of information literacy
skills across the Black Studies curriculum. The Department might consider
the implementation of a more structured tiered approach to teaching these
skills.
Another option
might be to establish a collaborative dialog or ongoing technology training/instruction
between the library faculty and the Black Studies Department.
The most ambitious
alternative would be to require demonstrated information literacy skills
as a Black Studies graduation requirement.
The possibilities
are limited by lack of time, an already overworked faculty, the need for
a strong library budget that can sustain cutting edge technology and resources
and existing degree requirements.
The scholarly
literature informs us that very little has been written about information
literacy standards for Black Studies. Consider that anything that emerges
from this initial grant training can serve as a model for other Black
Studies and/or Ethnic Studies Department across the nation.
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