Engaging the Homeless through Technology and Information Literacy

Authors

Fannie Cox, University of LouisvilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Department

Libraries

Abstract

The University of Louisville (U of L) Libraries' outreach mission is to encourage the development of information literacy (IL) and critical thinking in individuals. In March 2010, a community engagement partnership began between Ekstrom Library and the Wayside Christian Mission for the libraries to provide a basic computer skills class to its clients (referred to as students), many of whom had never used a computer. Now in its fourth iteration, the class named Wayside 100 provides students an opportunity to develop skills that may assist them with increasing their educational level, succeeding in college, as well as overcoming homelessness.

Comments

This article was originally published in Metropolitan Universities

Original Publication Information

Cox, F. M. (2013). “Engaging the homeless through technology and information literacy.” Metropolitan Universities 24 (3): 74-83.

ThinkIR Citation

Cox, Fannie, "Engaging the Homeless through Technology and Information Literacy" (2013). Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 784.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/784