College & Research Libraries· 2018Q1
The Practice and Promise of Critical Information Literacy: Academic Librarians' Involvement in Critical Library Instruction
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Academic librarians are incorporating critical information literacy (CIL) into their teaching to help users question the social and political aspects of information production and use.
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Key points
- Critical information literacy (CIL) is an educational approach that questions the social and political forces behind information.
- Librarians are using CIL to help users think critically about how information is produced and used.
- The paper surveys librarians to understand their involvement in CIL instruction.
- It explores the advantages and difficulties librarians face when implementing CIL.
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Abstract
Critical information literacy is a way of thinking and teaching that examines the social construction and political dimensions of libraries and information, problematizing information’s production and use so that library users may think critically about such forces. Being an educational approach that acknowledges and emboldens learners’ agency, critical information literacy has much to offer librarians. Using a survey and follow-up interviews with thirteen librarians practicing critical information literacy, this paper illustrates some of the many ways that librarians incorporate this vital approach to teaching the complexities of information, as well as the potential advantages and difficulties of doing so.
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Field: Library and Information Sciences
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