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UMST 521-Tutor Development (UNH Manchester): Information Literacy

This guide is designed to help you with the research mentor component of Prof. Kim Donovan's UMST 521 class.

Information Literacy Resources

Here are some of the key documents regarding information literacy and library instruction.

Information Literacy Defined

"Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning." - Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

Day after Graduation Study

Project InfoLit (2012, October 14). Major findings: PIL's Day after Graduation Study [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOtjexhyvE.

Information Literacy and the University Student

"Students have a greater role and responsibility in creating new knowledge, in understanding the contours and changing dynamics of the world of information, and in using information, data, and scholarship ethically." - ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education