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It is a well-documented problem within higher education of how to convey information literacy skills to students in a way that is not only effective but relevant to their lives. When librarians stand in front of the classroom and present the world of databases, books, and scholarly articles, half the class is already drifting off. The challenge is to get the students interested in learning more about the resources available to them so that they can apply them to their current academic work and beyond.

Harrison College, an Indiana-based for-profit college, began requiring a two-credit, 12-week course in information literacy …