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Over the course of a year-long research experience, you will engage in original research to investigate how information literacy - in its many forms - can inform real-world solutions to contemporary information challenges, such as mis/disinformation. In the first half of the semester, you will explore the information literacy literature to build a foundation for our research this year. In this early part of the semester, you will be introduced to the different views scholars have of information literacy, the various research approaches they employ, and the range of real-world information challenges information literacy researchers attend to with their research. You will use the insights from the existing information literacy and information challenges research to inform the research study you will carry out over the year. In the second part of the fall semester, you will commence original research (IRB #) that addresses a need or gap in the literature. You will apply data collection methods and reflect on the affordances of qualitative research approaches in pursuing knowledge about information literacy's role in addressing information challenges. Across this year-long research experience, the SPIRaL research team will aim to: 1. expand what is known about the role information literacy can play in addressing significant information challenges in the world, and 2. enrich the information literacy research community by welcoming new and passionate undergraduate researchers into this work. Permission of department required.

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