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Short Video: Where do research articles come from? How do they end up in your search results? This video has the answers.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: Jesse Lopez
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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Short Video: When you pick your topic, it's not set in stone. Picking and adjusting your topic is an integral part of the research process!
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Jesse Lopez
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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Short Video: Your topic seemed so great! So why can't you find any information on it? If you're looking for an all-in-one source that addresses your topic perfectly, you might need a different approach.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Jesse Lopez
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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Short Video: What is citation? And why do we do it? This video explains.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Jesse Lopez
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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Short video: What does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources? How can you tell if a source is credible?
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Contributor: Jesse Lopez
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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An interactive tutorial that helps students learn what scholarly articles are, how to find them, and how to read them using the "Scholarship as Conversation" frame as a lens.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Allison Hosier
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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The Un-Research Project was created and implemented by Allison Hosier as part of a credit-bearing information literacy course in 2014. The project, a twist on the traditional annotated bibliography, and its connections to themes from the ACRL…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Allison Hosier
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt
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Students who write essays on research topics in which no outside sources are cited and accuracy is treated as negotiable generally should not expect to receive good grades, especially in an information literacy course. However, asking students to do…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Allison Hosier
Resource Type(s): Publication
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A rubric which may be used to assess literacies based on the concepts in the ACRL Framework
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Shehaamah Mohamed
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material
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College & Research Libraries News article about using the Framework to make sense of local curricula as they relate to information literacy goals and outcomes. Also discusses the Framework in light of "developmental outcomes," i.e., outcomes…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Donna Witek
Resource Type(s): Curriculum Map, Learning Outcomes List, Practitioner Reflection, Publication
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Information Fallout is a narrative-based learning tool designed to introduce information literacy skills to students. It is based around attaining and using six “Info Tactics” that align to the six Framework concepts. Information Fallout is meant to…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Matt Lee
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
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This lesson plan template incorporates the ACRL Framework into the lesson planning workflow. Librarians identify which frame(s) the class will be covering prior to the creation of learning outcomes and activities. Assessment and reflection pieces…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Karleigh Knorr
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
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An interdisciplinary group of faculty at Phoenix College revised the CSU-Chico CRAAP Test to include elements of the Framework. While some of the changes are subtle, there is now an additional "P" for Process.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process
Contributor: Ann Roselle
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
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"Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction in the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shares her views about the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Lisa Hinchliffe
Resource Type(s): Professional Development Material, Publication
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Locally developed learning outcomes inspired by the framework and our institutional learning outcomes. These outcomes are the results of library-wide discussions and are scaffolded from orientation through the major. (Live link is recommended over…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Carolyn Caffrey Gardner
Resource Type(s): Learning Outcomes List
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Discovery of resources related to a topic, or the beginning stages of determining a research question. Students can use this organizer to answer critical questions about searching for resources as well as share with peers in this process, seeking…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Rhonda Huisman
Resource Type(s): Activity, Worksheet
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This is a guest post at ACRLog.org, published on January 27, 2015, in which I reflect on the relationship between the Framework and assessment of student learning in and through our information literacy programs, as well as how this relates to the…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Donna Witek
Resource Type(s): Blog Post, Practitioner Reflection
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Drawing on the frames "Scholarship as conversation" and "Information creation as a process," this lesson was created for students in a university-wide freshman success seminar. An instruction librarian and writing faculty…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Lia Vella
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Instruction Program Material, Learning Object
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PDF of PPT Slides from Presentation at LOEX Fall Focus 2015. The Framework issues an invitation to exploration and location adaptation that is worthy of attention. This presentation accepts that invitation and provides cases studies in developing…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Lisa Hinchliffe
Resource Type(s): Professional Development Material, Other
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This two-sided handout provides a brief introduction to the Framework and outlines the content and how it can be used. The expanded definition of information literacy from the Framework document is included, along with the text for…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Sharon Mader
Resource Type(s): Professional Development Material