The following resources are a good starting point in finding out more about information literacy and its development. This section will be added to and expanded over time.
Information Literacy Concepts: an open education resource
Journal of Information Literacy
Stebbing, D. et al. (2019) 'What academics really think about information literacy', Journal of Information Literacy, 13(1), pp. 21-44.
Robertson, A. et al. (2012) 'Embedding a curriculum-based information literacy programme at the University of Bedfordshire', Journal of Pedagogic Development, 2(1), pp. 1-7.
Global Perspectives on Information Literacy: Fostering a Dialogue for International Understanding
Towards Information Literacy Indicators
The Project Information Literacy Retrospective
CILIP Definition of Information Literacy 2018
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
Seven Faces of Information Literacy
SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy
1 ALA (1989) Presidential committee on information literacy: final report. Available at: http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/whitepapers/presidential (Accessed: 23 February 2022).
2 SCONUL (2011) The SCONUL seven pillars of information literacy: core model for Higher Education. Available at: https://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/coremodel.pdf (Accessed: 23 June 2021).
3 CILIP (2018) CILIP definition of information literacy, 2018. Available from: https://infolit.org.uk/ILdefinitionCILIP2018.pdf (Accessed: 23 June 2021).
4 Brown, C., Murphy, T.J. and Nanny, M. (2003) ‘Turning techno-savvy into info-savvy: authentically integrating information literacy into the college curriculum’, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 29(6), pp. 386-398.
5 Salisbury, F. and Karasmanis, S. (2011) ‘Are they ready? Exploring student information literacy skills in the transition from secondary to tertiary education’, Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 42(1), pp. 43-58.
6 Stewart, C. (2011) ‘Measuring information literacy: beyond the case study’, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(3), pp. 270-272.
7 Soleymani, M.R. (2014) ‘Investigating the relationship between information literacy and academic performance among students’, Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 3(95), pp. 1-4. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4103/2277-9531.139677.
8 Hamilton, L. (2015) ‘Embedding information literacy into the prehospital care curriculum’, Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 6(1),pp. 1-6.
9 Orme, W.A. (2004) ‘A study of the residual impact of the Texas information literacy tutorial on the information-seeking ability of first year college students’, College & Research Libraries, 65(3), pp. 205-215.
10 Soria, K.M., Fransen, J. and Nackerud, S. (2013) ‘Library use and undergraduate student outcomes: new evidence for students' retention and academic success’. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(2), pp. 147-164.
11 Scharf, D.et al. (2007) ‘Direct assessment of information literacy using writing portfolios’, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(4), pp. 462-477.
12 Hoffmann, D.A. and Labonte, K. (2012) ‘Meeting information literacy outcomes: partnering with faculty to create effective information literacy assessment’, Journal of Information Literacy, 6(2), pp. 70-85.
13 Hearn, M.R. (2005) ‘Embedding a librarian in the classroom: an intensive information literacy model’, Reference Services Review, 33(2), pp. 219-227.
14 Gilbert, J.K. (2009) ‘Using assessment data to investigate library instruction for first year students’, Communications in Information Literacy, 3(2), pp. 181-192.