# Credit (LIBR) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/libr/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### LIBR 101 — Introduction to Information Literacy & Information Ecosystems

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 (18 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/libr.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/libr.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area F, SBCCGE Area 7

Introduces how information functions in society and how to participate effectively in constantly changing information ecosystems. Topics include: mis/disinformation and fact-checking; legal, economic, social, political, technological, and environmental factors that affect information; the nature of research and strategic searching; types of information sources and their creation processes and uses; notions of authority, expertise, and credibility; the use of information in building knowledge; and practicing information literacy.