The University of Wyoming Libraries and the First-Year Writing Program partnered to create a pathway from source evaluation to a thoughtful, synthesized approach for annotated bibliographies. The First-Year Writing Program houses the university's College Composition and Rhetoric (English 1010) course and is taught primarily by graduate student instructors. This presentation will narrate the library's adaptation of the source evaluation tool "IF I APPLY" into our information literacy practices and how we partnered with the First-Year Writing Program to bridge annotated bibliography development with critical research skills. Learn how we teach first-year students to implement these resources in their writing process and our plans to bring this approach to other academic disciplines!
Participants will be able to:
- Critically assess information literacy practices to better address student research needs
- Create more integrated curriculum and partnership that moves beyond the one-shot connection to the First-Year Writing Program
- Incorporate "IF I APPLY" and other source evaluation tools into Annotated Bibliography assignments and instruction
