Abstract
This paper details how stand-alone instructional elements became the foundation for a new inquiry-based blended learning approach to information literacy on our campus. Based on the information search process research of Dr. Carol Kuhlthau and designed to be inserted into blended learning classes, an information literacy workshop consisting of both online and face-to-face components was developed. Rather than simply train students on specific research tools, the premise for the workshop is to lay a broader foundation for students’ inquiry based on discovery. A variety of assessment features (self-tests, quizzes, graded assignments) are employed throughout the syllabus.

Shauna Rutherford is the Information Literacy Coordinator at the University of Calgary. Finding effective and innovative means of teaching students how to find and use information has been the focus of Shauna’s career since she began working at the University of Calgary in 1997. Since that time, she has worked with professors and students in the faculties of Communication & Culture, Social Sciences, Environmental Design and Social Work.

Dr. Hayden has over 13 years experience as a liaison librarian in academic libraries and is currently the Liaison Librarian for Nursing and Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Her current research interests focus on merging the theoretical aspects of information seeking into the every day practice of academic librarianship.

Paul has been the Distance Education Librarian at the University of Calgary since July, 2001. Prior to his arrival in Canada, he supported distance students through the library at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Paul has long been an early adopter of technology to train and teach students at a distance. He authors a blog called The Distant Librarian.

The University of Calgary has 28,000 students.