Information literacy has been defined by the Association of College & Research Libraries as “the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning” (Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, 2016). In other words, information literacy involves an understanding of how information is created, accessed and shared, as well as the abilities and mindset needed in order to be able to locate, evaluate and use information sources ethically and effectively.
The following videos provide a brief overview of information literacy.
What is Information Literacy?
The Ohio State University Libraries Teaching & Learning Department (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
The Ohio State University Libraries Teaching & Learning Department (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The following videos and guides outline each of the six core information literacy concepts:
- Framework for Information Literacy (overview guide)
- Authority is Constructed and Contextual (video) and Authority is Constructed and Contextual (overview guide)
- Information Creation as a Process (video) and Information Creation as a Process (overview guide)
- Information Has Value (video) and Information Has Value (overview guide)
- Research as Inquiry (video) and Research as Inquiry (overview guide)
- Scholarship as Conversation (video) and Scholarship as Conversation (overview guide)
- Searching as Strategic Exploration (video) and Searching as Strategic Exploration (overview guide)
Want to learn more about teaching information literacy and developing research assignments? See the Information Literacy: Concepts and Teaching Strategies guide and the Designing Research or Inquiry-Based Assignments guide on the Teaching and Learning Resource Center.