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Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes\u003Cbr>Conrad R. Pegues\u003Cbr>Tennessee State University, [crpeg@hotmail.com](crpeg@hotmail.com)\u003Cbr>Let us knowhow access to this document benefits you. Follow this and additional works at: [https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit](https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit) |  |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nPegues, C. R. (2018). Engendering Social Justice in First Year Information Literacy Classes. Communications in Information Literacy, 12 (2), 193-202. [https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2018.12.2.8](https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2018.12.2.8)  \nThis Perspective is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communications in Information Literacy by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, [please contact](please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu)[ pdxscholar@pdx.edu](please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu).  \nPegues: Social Justice and FYIL Classes  \nCOMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION LITERACY | VOL. 12, NO. 2, 2018  193   \nEngendering Social Consciousness through First Year  \nInformation Literacy Classes  \nConrad R. Pegues, Tennessee State University  \nAbstract  \nInformation literacy classes are becoming common on college campuses to help first year students learn information search skills necessary for higher education. Free speech debateson some college campuses have bred a level of student activism not seen since the 1960s. Academic librarians can play a key role to educate students in First Year Information Literacy (FYIL) classes with a social justice context inclusive of race, gender and free speech.  \nKeywords: academic library instruction; first year information literacy; social justice  \nPerspectives edited by Stewart Brower  \nPegues, C.R. (2018). Engendering social consciousness through first year information literacy classes. Communications in Information Literacy, 12(2), 193-202.  \nCopyright for articles published in Communications in Information Literacy is retained by the author(s). Author(s) also extend to Communications in Information Literacy the right to redistribute this article via other scholarly resources and bibliographic databases. This extension allows the authors'copyrighted content to be included in some databases that are distributed and maintained by for-profit companies. All other rights of redistribution are licensed by Communications in Information Literacy under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BYNC-SA 4 .0) .  \nPegues  \n[ PERSPECTIVES ] Social Justice and FYIL Classes  \nPublished by PDXScholar, 2018  \nCommunications in Information Literacy, Vol. 12, Iss. 2 [2018], Art. 8  \n 194  COMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION LITERACY | VOL. 12, NO. 2, 2018  \nEngendering Social Consciousness through First Year Information Literacy Classes  \nIntroduction  \nFirst Year Information Literacy (FYIL) courses taught by librarians can support students learning basic skills to engage social justice issues constructively on college campuses.  \nTraditionally information literacy skills include learning to manage library resources, create and refine effective database searches, locate books, articles, journals, and distinguish between scholarly and popular sources while evaluating their credibility (The University of Notre Dame, 2017) . Information literacy courses can impact the first year of college which is crucial because students are developing their identity and stance on political issues (UCLA Newsroom 2016). Presently, because of the volatile political climate on some campuses, librarians can take on a larger role of educating for academia and life.  \nLibrarians in FYIL classes can teach students how to glean legitimate information sources they can use when making decisions that have personal and political ramifications in confronting political issues.","cbCairRw8n6uXFum","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairRw8n6uXFum","pdf",197267,11,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Information Literacy and Race","[{\"question\":\"What role do librarians play in First Year Information Literacy (FYIL) classes?\",\"answer\":\"Librarians support students in learning information search skills and teach with a social justice context inclusive of race, gender, and free speech.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are FYIL classes considered especially important for first-year students?\",\"answer\":\"The first year is crucial because students are developing their identity and stance on political issues, so research skills can help them engage responsibly with social justice topics.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article connect information literacy with social justice themes?\",\"answer\":\"It frames assignments around locating legitimate information sources and using databases to examine scholarly information about race, culture, and related issues relevant to media and social media.\"}]","Engendering Social Consciousness through First Year Information Literacy Classes - Article 8 | PDF",1792088074,28]