Dust off Those Encyclopedias: Using Reference Sources to Teach the ACRL Framework Concepts. Issue 2 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Green, Kristin E. C.
• Is Part Of: Internet reference services quarterly. Volume 22:Issue 2/3(2017)
• Page Start: 83
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: reference sources -- information literacy -- ACRL Framework -- academic libraries -- undergraduate students; Internet -- Periodicals; Library information networks -- Periodicals; Reference services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Internet in library reference services -- Periodicals; 025.002854678
• DOI: 10.1080/10875301.2017.1381213
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-5301

Abstract

ABSTRACT: What if the ideal tools for teaching undergraduate students the most critical information literacy concepts have been sitting in the stacks all along collecting dust? Reference sources are an optimal medium to introduce all six of the Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) Framework's central concepts for information literacy. Additionally, by understanding a reference source's place in the information search process, students learn to consciously avoid the common pitfall of neglecting exploratory research before specifying research inquiries. Thus, incorporating reference sources thoughtfully into instructional design contributes to the development of both information literacy and metacognition.