How can libraries can help guide students and the community through complex information ecosystems? Brian Jackson is our guest today, a data librarian and subject librarian for Earth & Environmental Sciences, Policy Studies, Political Science, and Economics. at Mount Royal University. We’ll discuss the virtual talk hosted by Brian  “What’s Wrong with Research Assignments” that was held at MRU library and delve into what makes information literacy complex in today's world.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Fister, B. (2021). Lizard People in the Library. Project Information Literacy Provocation Series. https://projectinfolit.org/pubs/provocation-series/essays/lizard-people-in-the-library.html

Larson, R. (1982). The "Research Paper" in the Writing Course: A Non-Form of Writing. College English, 44(8), 811-816. doi:10.2307/377337

Mount Royal University Library. (n.d.). Information Literacy. MRU Library. https://library.mtroyal.ca/faculty/literacy

Sharun, S., & Smith, E. (2020). Educational development partnerships and practices: Helping librarians move beyond the one-shot. College & Research Libraries News, 81(9), 445. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.9.445