Background Information
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In the college curriculum FYS is flagged for information literacy
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The library session that you will schedule for your FYS class is a 50-minute class instruction conducted during one of your class periods
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The session should be scheduled during SEPTEMBER
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During this session, the librarians will welcome students and give them a brief introduction to:
- The Van Wylen Library
- The Hope College Librarians
- What plagiarism is and how to avoid it
- The definition of a scholarly source
- How to use one general research database
Also, there is a short and fun introductory video that we recommend students watch within the first two weeks of classes. You may watch it here.



