Introducing Students to Information Literacy

This Guide is a toolbox for teaching academic research. We hope you will use the tutorials, assignments, and assessment tools and techniques in your course or class.

• Scholarship as Conversation describes the scholarly dialog and where students fit.

• Research as Inquiry describes the process of choosing a topic, developing a perspective using research.

• Authority is Contextual - authority depends on context and the reader holding an attitude of informed skepticism.

• Information Creation as a Process - from blogs to news to academic articles, understanding format leads to better research.

• Searching as Strategic Exploration - methods of searching vary but effective researchers have some tips and tricks.

• Information Has Value relates to legal, ethical, and socioeconomic issues related to information production and dissemination.

Each page is based on a threshold concept from the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.