Information Literacy Perspectives & Practices

Information Literacy Perspectives & Practices are

• critical points of view, theoretical lenses, that shape one’s perceptions about consuming and producing information.
• core competencies associated with identifying, finding, evaluating, applying, and acknowledging information.

Key Words: Information; Critical Literacy

In SIFT (The Four Moves), Mike Caulfield blogs about four critical literary perspectives: Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace.

1. Stop
2. Investigate the Source
3. Find trusted coverage
4. Trace claims, quotes, and media back to the original context

The ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) has identified six perspectives, which it calls Frameworks:

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