Background Information

  • In the college curriculum FYS is flagged for information literacy
  • The library session that you will schedule for your FYS class is a 50-minute class instruction conducted during one of your class periods
  • The session should be scheduled during SEPTEMBER
  • 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.