A uniquely Aotearoa-informed approach to evaluating information using the Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework

Science Librarianship and Social Justice: Part Four Capstone Concepts

“…Library Example 2: New Zealand academic librarians, Feekery and Jeffrey (2019), collaborated with Indigenous (Māori) scholars to develop an information evaluation framework (Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework) that centers Indigenous knowledge and epistemologies in order to guide students through deeper thinking about information and its interrelatedness as well as its various connections to the world or community around it. The authors state, "The rauru whakarare pattern is made up of smaller parts that can connect to make a unique pattern.…”

Enhancing students’ professional information literacy

“…Checklists can support this process; for example, the Evalu8it Website (Harris, 2018) and the CRAP [Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose] test (Orenic, 2008) encourage students to consider various evaluation factors. However, we recognise that critical information literate learners need to engage in a deeper information evaluation process than these tick-box checklist approaches foster (Feekery & Jeffrey, 2019). As many sources will not meet all quality indicators, students must consider their research purpose and information needs within their information search context.…”

“…To support students' evaluation capability, Angela and Carla developed the Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework (RWEF), an indigenous-informed framework that introduces students to a new way of thinking about information evaluation (Feekery & Jeffrey, 2019). The holistic spirituality of the five embedded Māori (indigenous people of NZ) concepts (Whakapapa -Background, Orokohanga -Origins, Mana -Authority, Māramatanga -Content, and Aronga -Lens) creates a more meaningful approach to evaluation than Western linear concepts allow.…”