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Information Literacy Resources

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox
The ACRL Sandbox is a great resource to find resources to use for instruction as well as to share your own activities and teaching resources related to the Framework.
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
The ACRL framework replaces the earlier standards and there are several frames "with flexible options for implementation".
ACRL Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology
The ACRL standards for science and technology highlights five standards and twenty-five performance indicators which were developed by the task force.
The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy
The SCONUL Working Group on Information Literacy published introduced the Seven Pillars of Information Skills model which was adopted by librarians as a means of imparting valuable information literacy skills.

What is Informaton Literacy?

What is Information Literacy?

Information literacy can be defined as skills that individuals require to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

-American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report.(Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)