This course takes a hands-on approach to introduce students to different types of printed and manuscript primary and secondary sources. Students will learn to apply information literacy concepts, and library and archival theories to the analysis, critique, evaluation, and use of materials drawn from the University of Toronto’s collections of library, rare book, and archival materials.

This course will touch on current topics within information literacy, including, but not limited to, digitization, the ethical collection and use of oral and written information; post-colonial practices; racial, cultural, and gender representations; and archival neutrality.