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Conceptualizing Political Information Literacy among Young People: A Systematized Review of the Literature
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Nitzan Koren – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2025
Political Information Literacy (PIL) is a vital and essential set of skills pre-dominantly discussed in Library and Information Studies disciplines. PIL is necessary to navigate the convoluted political information landscape, including the threats to democracy and the spreading of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. Having PIL is…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Library Science, Information Science, Political Issues
Reorienting an Information Literacy Program toward Social Justice: Mapping the Core Values of Librarianship to the ACRL Framework
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Gregory, Lua; Higgins, Shana – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
Since the publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education," librarians have grappled with the purposes, impact, and meaning of this teaching document for their daily instructional practice, for curriculum development, and for institutional and programmatic…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Social Justice, Library Science, Standards
Libraries and Fake News: What's the Problem? What's the Plan?
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Sullivan, Matthew C. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2019
This article surveys the library and information science (LIS) response to the problems of fake news and misinformation from the 2016 U.S. presidential election to the end of 2018, focusing on how librarians and other information professionals in the United States have articulated the problems and the paths forward for combating them.…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Credibility, Information Literacy, Elections