Information Literacy Assessment

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) implemented the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in 2016. 

This includes six frames: 

1. Authority is Constructed and Contextual 
2. Information Creation as a Process
3. Information has Value
4. Research as Inquiry
5. Scholarship as Conversation
6. Searching as Strategic Exploration

These frames inform the information literacy instruction that academic librarians teach.

" ... information literacy is an essential component of any educational program at the graduate or undergraduate levels. These skills include the ability to: determine the nature and extent of needed information; access information effectively and efficiently; evaluate critically the sources and content of information; incorporate selected information in the learner’s knowledge base and value system; use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose; understand the economic, legal and social issues surrounding the use of information and information technology; and observe laws, regulations, and institutional policies related to the access and use of information."

Scott DiMarco/Library Director
sdimarco@mansfield.edu
570-662-4689

Holly Jackson/Student Success Librarian
hjackson@mansfield.edu 
570-662-4688