Credit LIBR

LIBR 101 Introduction to Information Literacy & Information Ecosystems

Units

1

Hours

18 (18 lecture)

Transfers to

CSU, UC

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)