Critical information literacy as a form of information activism

Cuevas-Cerveró, Aurora; Colmenero-Ruiz, María-Jesús; Martínez-Ávila, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102786

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“…While many librarians emphasize that there should be a social justice component to library instruction (Saunders, 2017), critical information literacy goes further in aiming “to understand how libraries participate in systems of oppression and find ways for librarians and students to act upon these systems … daring to imagine education as a site for generating social change” (Tewell, 2018, p. 11). Cuevas-Cerveró et al. (2023) refer to critical information literacy as “information activism … the strategic use of information and technology to create and disseminate messages that seek to promote changes in society that benefit the community” (p. 4).…”

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The framing of authority in the ACRL framework on information literacy: multidisciplinary perspectives on truth, authority, expertise and belief

Rose-Wiles

2024

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PurposeThis paper engages multidisciplinary perspectives on truth, authority, expertise and belief to unpack and better understand the underlying epistemology and implications of the ACRL Frame “authority is constructed and contextual.”Design/methodology/approachFollowing an overview of the issues confronting us in a “post-truth world,” the paper reviews critiques of the ACRL Frame “authority is constructed and contextual” and examines the related concepts of truth, authority, expertise and belief from multidisciplinary perspectives.FindingsWhile the Frame acknowledges the limitations and biases of current scholarly publishing and implicitly supports social justice, it runs the danger of promoting relativism and is ambiguous regarding the relationships between expertise and authority. The critical concepts of truth and belief are conspicuously absent. Engaging a critical discussion and understanding of these concepts is a valuable contribution to information literacy.Originality/valueThis paper offers an important and accessible analysis of the frame “authority is constructed and contextual” and its underlying concepts. It moves beyond the library literature to include multidisciplinary perspectives and will require the engagement of the wider library community to promote discussion of the underlying epistemology and links between the construction of authority and truth, expertise and belief. In particular, the discussion of the construction of belief and the difference between judgments of fact and judgments of value offers important additions to the library literature.

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“…daring to imagine education as a site for generating social change" (Tewell, 2018, p. 11). Cuevas-Cerver o et al (2023) refer to critical information literacy as "information activism . .…”

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The framing of authority in the ACRL framework on information literacy: multidisciplinary perspectives on truth, authority, expertise and belief

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2024

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‘Traditional or critical’?: Reflections on information literacy in the Philippines

Santos

2024

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Ever since the coining of the term ‘information literacy’ in 1974, various conceptions, models, frameworks, and measures have been crafted in its discourse. This article reflects on how contemporary global information literacy conceptions, initiatives, and trends influence information literacy education and practice in the Philippines and proposes a reframing of information literacy practices in order to be more responsive to the evolving information landscape.

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Critical information literacy as a form of information activism

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The framing of authority in the ACRL framework on information literacy: multidisciplinary perspectives on truth, authority, expertise and belief

The framing of authority in the ACRL framework on information literacy: multidisciplinary perspectives on truth, authority, expertise and belief

‘Traditional or critical’?: Reflections on information literacy in the Philippines

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