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- Covid lessons on information literacy instructionPublication . Bevill, WhitneyThis paper explores howthe COVID pandemicand other geopolitical eventshighlighted the need for information literacy(IL)instruction in universities. Weargue that teaching students to understand how corporatized information resources exist for profit is a cornerstone of helping transform them into responsible digital citizens and information-literate learners in the world. In this study, weexplain misinformation and disinformation, then explore how our current information systemspreads and nurtures this “disruptive communication” (Bennett &Livingston,2021). Next, weprovideexamples of how academic librariesresponded to the pandemic and sought to combat disruptive communication. This is contrasted with the catastrophic consequences witnessed worldwide due to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. To underscore the paramount importance of this, weprovide examples of the outcomes of mis-/disinformation campaigns—including an attempted coup d’état.Because we have witnessed the devastation that a lack of IL can engender, it is evident that it should therefore be included in all university courses.weprovide a handful ofsuggestionsfor instructors, along with teaching resourcesand other suggestions for further research.