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Informed decision-making about spatial data selection and reliability is a fundamental part of spatial literacy. The proliferation of spatial data on the internet and the large quantity of user-generated data increases thechances of integrating unreliable data into research. This chapter focuses on evaluating spatial data using the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose (CRAAP) test with additional focus on the importance of Margins of Error (MOE) in American Community Survey (ACS) data. Reviews have shown that the ACS MOE is often overlooked during research or...
Posted on June 28, 2024
Contributor: Laureen Cantwell
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Slide Deck
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Ready-made Canvas Module that explores one way of introducing students to the research process, providing them with the opportunity to practice planning and executing their research. Note: the last video will not show up because it is specific and accessible only to my institution. But it's just a 5-min library orientation video. Feel free to use/substitute a similar type of video that covers your library! Approx. Completion Time: ~45 min Help with importing objects from Canvas Commons: https://ittraining.iu.edu/help/import-from-canvas-commons/index.html
Posted on June 24, 2024
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Learning Object, Tutorial
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This activity is faciliated for biology 1A students as a science literacy activity but it can be adapted to any discipline. Students are given a brief presentation on authority and objectivety. The slides has my notes. You can review them to see how I steer the conversation but it's completely up to you how you want to discuss certain points. Make any changes you'd like or add anything that is missing!After the presentation, students will be put into groups to work on an activity where they will have to evaluate the authority and objectivity of 3 different types of sources (scholarly article...
Posted on June 6, 2024
Contributor: Anna Yang
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
The worksheet, activity, slides, and library instruction session outline for this assignment are a methodology for integrating information literacy and library research into testimonio writing in a first-year undergraduate Introduction to Higher Education (IHE) course in the College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles. In the testimonio, students reflect upon and write about their educational experiences while integrating academic sources into their work.
Posted on December 1, 2023
Contributor: Kimberly Y. Franklin
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Lesson Plan, Slide Deck, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Tips and Advice on using ChatGPT effectively and ethically (English & Spanish)
Posted on October 19, 2023
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Learning Object, Research Guide
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Thinking Outside the Box is an in-class research exercise designed to facilitate students' evaluation of information found in subscription databases and obtained through generative artificial intelligence tools by providing a series of questions for them to answer. For this exercise, the applicable frames from the Framework for Information Literacy include: "authority is constructed and contextual," "information creation as process," and "searching as strategic exploration."
Posted on October 7, 2023
Contributor: Latia Ward
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Easier access to research data is changing the research landscape. Investigate the data available for your research topic through the library’s catalog and open-access sources.
Posted on April 19, 2023
Contributor: Kaypounyers Maye
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This lesson plan introduces students to lateral reading techniques using the SIFT method. Designed and implemented for a political science introduction to international relations course, this can easily be adapted to other media literacy contexts. Students will practice lateral reading with sample news articles. Worksheets, slides, and sample articles are linked in the lesson plan. Alternative news articles can be substituted.
Posted on April 19, 2023
Contributor: Ruth Castillo
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
This handout on business resources was designed in collaboration with the Ciocca Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Although the quips aren't exactly witty, the aim of each remark is to answer the simple question: Why would I use this resource anyway? Even though the handout is created with a specific audience in mind, the quips could be used to highlight any of these resources, anywhere information is needed.
Posted on March 7, 2023
Contributor: Benjamin Hall
Resource Type(s): Other
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value
Beginning college students often make assumptions that scholarly sources are inherently bias-free. Students may also hold the belief that if they find a source through a library database, it is automatically a useful and neutral viewpoint on a topic. These mindsets can limit students’ motivation to apply evaluation strategies beyond establishing credibility based on the author’s credentials.This lesson plan introduces the concept of positionality statements to help students understand that scholars do not leave their identities and life experiences behind when they conduct research. Students...
Posted on January 19, 2023
Contributor: Lauren Wallis
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process