Internet Resources Oberlin College is one of five Ohio colleges who are actively seeking to incorporate information literacy into the liberal arts curriculum. Several Oberlin faculty have received grants to work with reference librarians to create new courses and revise existing courses to help achieve the institution's information literacy goals. The development of effective skills in using libraries and information resources in the broadest sense is an essential component of liberal arts education.
Recent trends make the attainment of such skills both more difficult and more imperative.
The continuing explosion in recorded knowledge and the rapid implementation of electronic information technologies in libraries are creating increasingly complex information environments. Given these trends, it is important for Oberlin College to develop a more coordinated institutional approach to addressing issues related to information literacy. In 1996, following discussions with faculty about implementing information literacy initiatives on the Oberlin campus, the General Faculty Library Committee issued a report entitled Information Literacy and the Oberlin Education . Subsequently, several workshops have been offered to faculty and staff. We continue to work with faculty and staff to integrate information literacy in the academic program.