Library Science Information Literacy 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which framework replaced the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2016?
- ACRL Core Competencies
- Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Correct answer)
- ALA Information Literacy Standards
- AASL Standards for Learners
Correct answer: Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2016) replaced the older competency standards and introduced six frames built around threshold concepts.
Question 2: What are the six frames in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy?
- Find, Evaluate, Use, Create, Share, Reflect
- Authority is Constructed, Information Creation as Process, Information has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration (Correct answer)
- Access, Evaluate, Apply, Integrate, Synthesize, Communicate
- Define, Search, Analyze, Apply, Communicate, Review
Correct answer: Authority is Constructed, Information Creation as Process, Information has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
The six frames in the ACRL Framework are: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as a Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, and Searching as Strategic Exploration.
Question 3: What is a 'threshold concept' as used in the ACRL Framework?
- A minimum standard a student must meet to pass a course
- A transformative idea that, once understood, fundamentally changes how a learner sees a discipline (Correct answer)
- A prerequisite library skill for advanced research
- The initial concept taught in information literacy instruction
Correct answer: A transformative idea that, once understood, fundamentally changes how a learner sees a discipline
A threshold concept is a transformative, integrative, and often troublesome idea that, once grasped, changes a learner's understanding of a subject irreversibly.
Question 4: The AASL Standards for Learners (2018) are primarily designed for which audience?
- College students
- Public library patrons
- K–12 students and school librarians (Correct answer)
- Graduate researchers
Correct answer: K–12 students and school librarians
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for Learners (2018) provide frameworks for K–12 information literacy instruction in school libraries.
Question 5: Which acronym describes a widely used checklist for evaluating source credibility?
- CRAAP (Correct answer)
- SMART
- PICO
- BEAM
Correct answer: CRAAP
The CRAAP test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) is a widely taught framework for evaluating the credibility and reliability of information sources.
Question 6: What is 'lateral reading' as a fact-checking strategy?
- Reading a source from beginning to end without skipping
- Opening new tabs to check what others say about a source rather than reading it deeply (Correct answer)
- Reading sources published simultaneously
- Comparing two editions of the same source side by side
Correct answer: Opening new tabs to check what others say about a source rather than reading it deeply
Lateral reading involves leaving a source to check what other credible sources say about it — a strategy used by professional fact-checkers to quickly assess credibility.
Library Science Information Literacy 1
Which framework replaced the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2016?