The information literacy skills and learning objectives listed below represent a condensed summary of the complete library instruction standards. Bracketed numbers near each skill align with the relevant ACRL Framework standards used by university liaison librarians. To view the full standards document, click on the "Resources" tab, or copy/paste the following link into your web browser: https://richmond.box.com/s/fsacrnun27wuip92019f1uievm6ef6hw

Key Information Literacy Skills

• Use subject-specific database navigation
• Practice scholarly citation tracking
• Embrace the iterative nature of scholarly research
• Understand difference between paid/subscription and free web resources
• Locate primary sources
• Assess soure credibility

Example Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to:
  • Contrast different kinds of authority applied to scholarly and non-scholarly sources, including subject expertise, societal position, and/or special experience [1.1].
  • Locate both primary and secondary sources based on information need and desired purpose [2.1/2.2].
  • Define “access” in regard to information dissemination, including an understanding of how factors such as race, class, and gender impact access to marginalized communities [3.3].
  • Develop research questions which can be addressed using library and/or non-library resources in a timeframe determined by an instructor [4.1/4.2].
  • Identify key contributors and scholars to their discipline’s scholarly conversation via coursework and relevant literature reviews, with a general understanding of how those contributions have evolved over time [5.3].
  • Construct advanced keyword searches in UR databases, and incorporate more advanced-level searching methods (e.g. Boolean phrases, field searching, etc.) [6.1/6.4].

Credit for guide formatting goes to Maryville University's Libary Instruction Standards guide