This particular class has gone through a series of number changes since the first time I taught it in the fall of 2000. But it has remained a very similar course, one focused on learning the underlying logic and syntax of the information tools we use every day. The SILS catalog describes INLS161 as:
Tools and concepts for information literacy. Includes software use and maintenance, computer applications, and networked information systems.
| Semester | Class number and section | Name | Number of students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 2022-2023 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 58 | 2022-2023 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 57 | 2021-2022 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 56 | 2021-2022 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 55 | 2020-2021 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 54 | 2020-2021 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 53 | 2019-2020 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 52 | 2019-2020 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 51 | 2018-2019 spring | INLS161-003 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 50 | 2018-2019 fall | INLS161-003 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 49 | 2017-2018 spring | INLS161-002 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 48 | 2017-2018 fall | INLS161-002 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 47 | 2016-2017 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 46 | 2016-2017 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 45 | 2015-2016 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 44 | 2015-2016 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 43 | 2015-2016 fall | INLS161-002 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 42 | 2014-2015 spring | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 41 | 2014-2015 fall | INLS161-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 40 | 2013-2014 spring | INLS261-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 39 | 2013-2014 fall | INLS461-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 38 | 2013-2014 fall | INLS261-002 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 37 | 2013-2014 fall | INLS261-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 36 | 2012-2013 summer | INLS2/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 35 | 2012-2013 spring | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 34 | 2012-2013 fall | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 33 | 2011-2012 summer | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 32 | 2011-2012 spring | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 31 | 2011-2012 fall | INLS261-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 30 | 2011-2012 fall | INLS461-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 29 | 2011-2012 fall | INLS461-002 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 28 | 2010-2011 summer | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 27 | 2010-2011 spring | INLS461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 26 | 2010-2011 fall | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 25 | 2010-2011 fall | INLS461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 24 | 2009-2010 summer | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 23 | 2009-2010 spring | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 22 | 2009-2010 fall | INLS261-001 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 21 | 2009-2010 fall | INLS461-004 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 20 | 2008-2009 summer | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 19 | 2008-2009 spring | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 18 | 2008-2009 spring | INLS461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 17 | 2008-2009 fall | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 16 | 2007-2008 summer | INLS261/461 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 15 | 2007-2008 spring | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 14 | 2007-2008 fall | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 13 | 2006-2007 spring | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 12 | 2006-2007 fall | INLS261 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 11 | 2005-2006 spring | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 10 | 2005-2006 fall | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 09 | 2003-2004 spring | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 08 | 2003-2004 fall | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 07 | 2002-2003 summer | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 06 | 2002-2003 spring | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 05 | 2002-2003 fall | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 04 | 2001-2002 spring | INLS050 | Tools for Information Literacy | ### |
| 03 | 2001-2002 fall | INLS050 | Information Technology Applications | ### |
| 02 | 2000-2001 spring | INLS050 | Information Technology Applications | ### |
| 01 | 2000-2001 fall | INLS050 | Introduction to Computing | ### |