ACRL Information Literacy Standards and Framework
Information Literacy Standards
- Standard One: The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed.
- Standard Two: The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
- Standard Three: The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
- Standard Four: The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Standard Five: The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
- Authority Is Constructed and Contextual
- Information Creation as a Process
- Scholarship as Conversation
- Searching as Strategic Exploration
