As part of Northern Michigan University's Diversity Common Reader Program and in honor of Black History Month, the Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives is hosting the following presentation via Zoom. Title: Critical Information Literacy: Consciousness Raising and Social Justice in the Archives When: February 24, 10-12 Where: Zoom presentation https://psu.zoom.us/j/94983655577 Summary: Critical Information Literacy is a theory of learning that endeavors to impact social change. Instructors can use the experiences and voices found in the papers and records (primary sources) collected by archives and special collections for classroom consciousness-raising activities that also teach information literacy skills. This presentation will discuss Critical Information Literacy as part of primary source literacy instruction in archives. The presentation will also include an exercise using primary sources documenting the history of Black student protests at Northern Michigan University in the late 1960s. The historical documents come from the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. This presentation is a part of the NMU’s Diversity Common Reader Program and will be presented online via Zoom. Presenters: Julie Porterfield Associate Professor and Instruction and Outreach Archivist Penn State University Marcus C. Robyns, CA Professor and University Archivist Northern Michigan University Dr. Robbie Goodrich Professor, History) Northern Michigan University For more information, contact Marcus C. Robyns at mrobyns@nmu.edu or 227-1046 Marcus C. Robyns, CA Professor and University Archivist Northern Michigan University (906) 227-1046 Leslie A. Warren Dean | Library and Instructional Support Northern Michigan University 906-227-2117 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855 *Pronouns: she, her, hers*