The libraries play an integral role in cultivating a culture of effective and influential research through information literacy instruction. Illuminate's transformational education and research and scholarship initiatives directly relate to the work that the libraries are doing; not just to provide access to a wealth of resources but to promote critical thinking and engagement with those resources.
Our instruction initiatives are driven by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy. The Framework is based on a cluster of interconnected core concepts, with flexible options for implementation. The Framework is organized into six frames, each consisting of a concept central to information literacy, a set of knowledge practices, and a set of dispositions. Knowledge practices are demonstrations of ways in which learners can increase their understanding of these information literacy concepts. Dispositions describe ways in which to address the affective, attitudinal, or valuing dimension of learning.
The Framework provides an extended definition of information literacy:
"Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning."
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
The six concepts that anchor the frames are:
Authority is Constructed & Contextual
Information resources reflect their creators’ expertise and credibility, and are evaluated based on the information need and the context in which the information will be used. Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types of authority. It is contextual in that the information need may help to determine the level of authority required.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
Information Creation as a Process
Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. The iterative processes of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating information vary, and the resulting product reflects these differences.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
Transfer knowledge of capabilities and constraints to new types of information products;
Develop, in their own creation processes, an understanding that their choices impact the purposes for which the information product will be used and the message it conveys.
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
Information has Value
Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
Research as Inquiry
Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
Scholarship as Conversation
Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.
Knowledge Practices
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
Dispositions
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities:
This information comes from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy.
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