Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts

Download or read book Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts written by SAMANTHA GODBEY; SUSAN BETH WAINSCOTT; XAN GOODMAN. and published by . This book was released on with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 25 chapters divided into sections mirroring ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education--Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as a Process, Information has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, and Searching as Strategic Exploration--Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts explores threshold concepts as an idea and the specifics of what the concepts contained in the Framework look like in disciplinary contexts. The chapters cover many disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences, and a range of students, from first-year undergraduates to doctoral students.