Library Science Information Literacy

Question 1

Which framework replaced the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2016?

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Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

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ACRL Core Competencies

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ALA Information Literacy Standards

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AASL Standards for Learners

Question 2

What are the six frames in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy?

Accepted Answer

Authority is Constructed, Information Creation as Process, Information has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration

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Find, Evaluate, Use, Create, Share, Reflect

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Access, Evaluate, Apply, Integrate, Synthesize, Communicate

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Define, Search, Analyze, Apply, Communicate, Review

Question 3

What is a 'threshold concept' as used in the ACRL Framework?

Accepted Answer

A transformative idea that, once understood, fundamentally changes how a learner sees a discipline

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A minimum standard a student must meet to pass a course

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A prerequisite library skill for advanced research

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The initial concept taught in information literacy instruction

Question 4

The AASL Standards for Learners (2018) are primarily designed for which audience?

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K–12 students and school librarians

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College students

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Public library patrons

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Graduate researchers

Question 5

Which acronym describes a widely used checklist for evaluating source credibility?

Accepted Answer

CRAAP

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SMART

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PICO

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BEAM

Question 6

What is 'lateral reading' as a fact-checking strategy?

Accepted Answer

Opening new tabs to check what others say about a source rather than reading it deeply

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Reading a source from beginning to end without skipping

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Reading sources published simultaneously

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Comparing two editions of the same source side by side