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Encountering Values: A Revision
of Information Literacy?
Benjamin R. Harris
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas
Why have we neglected to
discuss or consider our own
standard related to values
development?
“…evaluates information and its
sources critically and
incorporates selected
information into his or her
knowledge base and value
system.”
ACRL Competency Standard 3
“…determines whether the
knowledge has an impact on the
individual’s value system and
takes steps to reconcile the
difference.”
ACRL Competency Standard 3, Indicators
“…investigate different points in
the literature.”
“…determine whether to
incorporate or reject the
viewpoints considered.”
ACRL Competency Standard 3, Outcomes
Objectives for Information
Literacy Instruction:
A Model Statement for
Academic Librarians
(2001)
Bloom’s Process of “Valuing”
Knowledge
Beliefs
Commitment
Comparing Standards
“Compares new knowledge with
prior knowledge to determine
value added, contradictions, or
other unique characteristics of
the information.”
Information Literacy Standards for Science and
Engineering (2006)
“…seeks differing
viewpoints…and determines
whether to incorporate or reject
the viewpoints encountered.”
Information Literacy Standards for Anthropology and
Sociology Students (2008)
SCONUL
(The Seven Headline Skills)
Australian and New Zealand
Information Literacy Framework
2004
“The information literate person
uses information with
understanding and
acknowledges cultural, ethical,
economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of
information” (Standard 6)
The information literate individual…
“identifies whether there are differing
values that underpin new information or
whether information has implications
for personal values and beliefs.”
Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework (2004)
The information literate individual…
“applies reasoning to determine
whether to incorporate or reject
viewpoints encountered.”
Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework (2004)
The information literate individual…
“maintains an internally coherent set of
values informed by knowledge and
experience.”
Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework (2004)
Information Literacy and Values:
The Invisible Literature
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Bruce Harley (San Diego State)
“Freshmen, information literacy, critical thinking, and
values.”
Katie Eller
“A basis for evaluation: integrating values education and
information
literacy in the school library center”
Critical Theory and IL
James Elmborg, Michelle Simmons, Troy Swanson
Discourse Communities and
IL
Social networking, communities of practice,
gaming
AnneMarie Lloyd, “Information Literacy
Landscapes”
The Higher Order
Karl and Hartel, the “pleasurable and the profound”
spirituality, sexuality
Solutions
Ignore it
Revise it to be more specific
Run with it
Strategies for Dealing with the topic
of value systems and information
literacy?
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