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ACRL Framework Toolkit

Toolkit for Instruction Librarians using the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy

How to use this Toolkit

This toolkit was designed to help Instruction Librarians incorporate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy into their Library Instruction.

You will find the following in this toolkit:

  • Background of the ACRL Framework
  • Overview of the ACRL Framework
  • Sample Lesson Plans that use the Framework (located in Sharepoint)
  • Lesson Plan Template using the Framework
  • Framework Library Materials
  • Framework External Resources
  • ACRL Sandbox
  • The Framework on Twitter | #ACRLFramework

Overview of Frames

Authority is Constructed and Contextual

Information Creation as a Process

Information Has Value

Research as Inquiry

Scholarship as Conversation

Searching as Strategic Exploration