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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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Lesson plan using framework concepts for graduate art education classes.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Sarah Gilchrist
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan, Practitioner Reflection
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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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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to find statistics. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (horizontal…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand economic information landscape. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand business information landscape. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to conduct position paper research. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to conduct legal issue research for the business plan. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to conduct international business analysis. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to conduct SWOT analysis. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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Graphic research handout that will help student understand how to conduct market analysis. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
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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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This link was an experiment joining a small seminar-style class (LIBR201) with a large lecture class (A/HI271). Ten students registered for both courses. During a Writing Instruction Support retreat that both faculty attended in August 2013, they…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Sylvia Tag
Resource Type(s): Practitioner Reflection, Syllabus
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This is a lesson plan, files, and assessment information for an upper level biology class. It is in two parts, finding genetic information online and citing images. It follows a flipped model with pre-class activities required. The…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Michelle Price
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material, Lesson Plan, Worksheet
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The University of the Western Cape has developed a set of graduate attributes that are based on the UWC vision and mission. This tutorial is based on six concepts that may be used to enhance such attributes. An understanding of these concepts will…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Shehaamah Mohamed
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
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Discovery tools are great at revealing the variety of sources available to researchers. This one-shot lesson plan makes use of discovery platform facets and features to show students the range of content available. Students will also explore and…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Rachel Scott
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Lesson Plan, Publication
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This chapter investigates the ACRL and WPA frameworks to discuss commonalities in how they approach appropriation of information in compositional contexts. The chapter presents two sample assignments and outlines a case study of a…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Rachel Scott
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Publication
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The Citations lesson is mapped to Information has Value and Scholarship as Conversation Frames. It discusses why citations are a foundation of scholarly communication and the basic components of a citation. Through infographics and videos, students…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: New Literacies Alliance
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
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This assignment has students analyzing data presented in graphs, charts and infographics that are pre-selected by librarian and instructor based on how poorly the information is being presented through various outlets.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Spencer Brayton
Resource Type(s): Activity
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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