Research and Information Literacy Standards by Discipline
- Anthropology and Sociology, Information Literacy Standards forDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Anthropology and Sociology Section, Instruction and Information Literacy Committee Task Force on Information Literacy Standards
- English Literatures, Research Competencies Guidelines forDeveloped by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Literatures in English Section
- Information Literacy Competency Standards for Journalism Students and ProfessionalsDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Education & Behavioral Sciences Section, Communication Studies Committee
- Political Science Research Competency GuidelinesDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Law & Political Science Section.
- Psychology Information Literacy StandardsDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Psychology Information Literacy Standards Taskforce.
- Science and Engineering/Technology, Information Literacy Standards forWritten by the ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Technology
- Teacher Education, Information Literacy Standards forDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Instruction for Educators Committee.
- Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher EducationDeveloped by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Image Resources Interest Group’s (IRIG) Visual Literacy Standards Task Force (VLTF)
Inquiry and Research Process
Infographic from the Ontario School Library Association Information Studies website:
Information Literacy Resources
- Communications in Information LiteracyAn open-access, independent, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, theory, and research on information literacy in institutions of higher education.
- Information Literacy and Higher Education: A Toolkit for Curricular IntegrationJarson, Jennifer. "Information Literacy and Higher Education: A Toolkit for Curricular Integration." College & Research Libraries News 71.10 (Nov. 2010): 534-38. Topics include: definitions & standards, curricular models & approaches, comprehensive information literacy plans, course-integrated library instruction, discipline-specific information literacy, embedded librarianship, first-year experience, assignment design, assessment, assessment planning, etc.
- Project Information Literacy"A national study about early adults and their information-seeking behaviors, competencies, and the challenges they face when conducting research in the digital age. Based in University of Washington's iSchool, the large-scale research project investigates how early adults on different college campuses conduct research for course work and how they conduct 'everyday research' for use in their daily lives."
- RAILS - Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills"Helps librarians and faculty assess student information literacy skills exhibited in 'artifacts of student learning' like research papers, presentations, worksheets, portfolios, or reflective journals. Using the AAC&U VALUE rubrics and the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education as starting points, RAILS assists librarians who seek to create campus-specific rubrics, "norm" them for use with multiple raters, and gather results data that inform instructional improvements."
- PRIMO - Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials OnlinePRIMO is a committee of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section that promotes and shares peer-reviewed instructional materials, mostly geared to undergraduates, created by librarians to teach people about discovering, accessing and evaluating information in networked environments. Includes a database and features a "Site of the Month."