Partnering with Student Affairs to Deliver Undergraduate Information Literacy Workshops

Abstract

This case study highlights a successful collaboration with a student affairs unit (First Year
Experience [FYE]) that allows the York Library to offer student success workshops directly to
undergraduates. This outreach initiative required little effort from the library in terms of marketing
as the FYE department managed all promotions; the library simply scheduled the sessions, showed
up, and taught. These workshops introduced vital information literacy (IL) and