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Information Literacy in the Disciplines Guide

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Reviewed:: Aug 18, 2024 by ICT Literacy

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Overview:

This wiki contains links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education. Subject guides are clustered as follows: arts and humanities, cultural studies, professional studies, science and engineering, social sciences, and other standards and resources. Each guide provides a list of standards and professional associations, curriculum, articles and presentations. The website includes cross-curricular instructional tools and resources on pedagogy, technology, higher education environment, and professional development. Social media keep users informed about new developments.

Type of Material:

Collection

Recommended Uses:

This material is most beneficial when discipline-specific teachers and academic librarians collaboratively examine the guides together, and design instruction accordingly.

Technical Requirements:

The website works on several browsers.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Users will be able to:

Develop Information Literacy programs based on standards and current curricula
Select Information literacy materials for specific disciplines
Adapt instruction materials

Target Student Population:

College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional, Pre- and in-service subject-specific teachers, Library and information science professionals and majors

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Basic ICT and instructional design skills

Knowledge of ACRL Information Literacy standards will be helpful

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This site provides diverse information literacy materials promoted by ACRL and developed "by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education." It has clear and concise information literacy guides for a wide variety of disciplines, supported by relevant literature and a substantial amount of information literacy-related curricula, articles, and presentations. Links work and are appropirated attributed.
Concerns:: Resources may be dated and limited in some disciplines

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: The website and association mission is to help librarians and teachers facilitate information literacy incorporation into high education curricula within specific subject areas. From the highly selective resources,users can apply the self-contained materials to their curricula. Furthermore, the articles can inspire teachers to design instruction that incorporates information literacy.
Concerns:: Resources within each list are related, but do not build upon prior concepts. Nor is prerequisite knowledge mentioned for the most part.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: The guides are clear and easy to follow, and require only basic technology. The text appears to be ADA-compliant. The user can post comments on the materials.
Concerns:: Instructions are minimal. The guides are textual with basic layout and no visuals.

Other Issues and Comments:: The website was overhauled in 2016 by the ACRL Instruction Section, and integrates their PRIMO product.
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