Exploring the Revision of the ACRL Information Literacy Standards

Abstract

The Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL) information literacy standards are currently under revision. As a result, several new concepts have been introduced that will no doubt impact information literacy across the United States. What do librarians understand about the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2014) that is being developed for application in academia? How will the new Framework (2014), the revision to ACRL Standards (2000), impact the way librarians structure and teach their information literacy classes? This paper summarizes the revisions that have been made up until the last ACRL recommendations draft from June 2, 2014 and comments on librarian concerns with the revisions and their probable impact on the information literacy classroom.

Case studies and pervasive instruction

“…But the creation of stand-alone ethics classes taught by librarians is also building momentum, as calls for information literacy to become an academic discipline "[…] offered with the same rigor […]" as any other gain urgency, according to Creed-Dikeogu (2014, p. 3). Eight colleges, she notes, now offer an information literacy minor (Creed-Dikeogu, 2014). As these trends continue, more of journalism's instruction methods could be used in information literacy classrooms.…”