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Anthony Tardiff – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
Though the ACRL "Framework" holds metacognition as crucial to exercising information literacy, its emphasis was reduced from prominence in early drafts to a single mention in the final document. At the same time, few of the frequently-taught sets of source evaluation criteria include a step for self-awareness. This raises the question:…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Information Literacy, Information Sources, Evaluative Thinking
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Alyssa Russo – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
This narrative review examines the thematic content and evolution of information literacy textbooks published between 2005 and 2022. Analyzing sixteen textbooks, it explores two themes: the research process and conceptual foundations of information literacy. The research process theme highlights the procedural aspects of conducting library…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
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Stacy Brinkman; Samantha Hilton – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
The "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" posits that the practice of asking questions in order to deepen inquiry and understanding is a key element of information literacy. While the "Research as Inquiry" frame is teachable in library instruction, it can be difficult to scale. Popular instructional design…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Standards, Higher Education, Inquiry
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Christina Taylor Gibson; Elizabeth Massey – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
The ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy" revolutionized information literacy instruction. It asks librarians to instill in students the higher-level skills to navigate the information landscape. Literature establishes the value of shared faculty ownership of information literacy threshold concepts, but it also documents the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Academic Libraries