Teaching information literacy and writing studies /

This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches toforegrounding information literacy in first-year college writing courses.Chapters describe cross-disciplinary efforts underway across higher education,as well as innovative approaches of both writing professors and librarians inthe classroom. This seminal work unpacks the disciplinary implications for informationliteracy and writing studies as they encounter one another in theory andpractice, during a time when "fact" or "truth" is less important than fitting a predetermined message. Topics include reading and writingthrough the lens of information literacy, curriculum design, specific writingtasks, transfer, and assessment.