Integrating STEM Information Competencies into an Undergraduate Curriculum

Information Literacy and Mathematics Education Students: A Case Study in Library Instruction

“…The incorporation of information literacy concepts into STEM courses, courses that do not traditionally include either research elements or writing assignments, is a relatively new frontier for instruction librarians. There has been work to incorporate these concepts into some of the other STEM fields and in particular, information literacy modules have shown to be valuable to courses in the sciences (Storksdieck, 2016;Awasom, 2017;Scaramozzino , 2010). For example, one university has worked with a train-the-trainer model by introducing teaching assistants in charge of educating students in biology labs to incorporate information literacy concepts (Hartman, Newhouse, & Perry, 2014).…”

Effects of a Research-Infused Botanical Curriculum on Undergraduates’ Content Knowledge, STEM Competencies, and Attitudes toward Plant Sciences

“…improve their written scientific communication skills, including their ability to use related primary literature (STEM information literacy; Scaramozzino, 2010); and…”

The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature 2007–2017

“…There is a strong body of literature that supports information literacy as a skill that serves both undergraduate and graduate STEM students (Perry 2016;Simonsen, Sare, and Bankston 2017;Spackman 2007;Van Lacum, Ossevoort, and Goedhart 2014) and it will not be expanded on here. Librarians are embedded in courses throughout the semester (FerrerVinent 2016;Mandernach and Reisner 2012;Pritchard 2010) and help scaffold curriculum (Mitchell 2014;Scarmozzino 2010). Although there is less research on one-on-one consultations and help with theses/dissertation literature research, both reference approaches can contribute to student success in the classroom (Stern 2008) and ultimately to higher graduation rates.…”