A Chemical Information Literacy Program for First-Year Students

A chemical information literacy program was developed for first semester students enrolled in an honors general chemistry course. This program is the result of a 5-year collaboration between the course instructor and a librarian. The program has seven sessions and covers library and database searching and accessing the primary literature. It utilizes an inquiry-oriented approach incorporating brief, interactive presentations followed by activelearning assignments that allowed the students to explore the library's chemical resources. Changes were made each year in response to assessment feedback. Overall, the students and instructors find the program helpful and rewarding, and thus, the chemistry and biochemistry department and the library continue to support it. © 2011 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.