Defines information literacy as "the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning." Information literacy is discussed in terms of six frames:
--Authority Is Constructed and Contextual
--Information Creation as a Process
--Information Has Value
--Research as Inquiry
--Scholarship as Conversation
--Searching as Strategic Exploration
The Framework conceptualizes information literacy knowledge and practices as existing on a spectrum from novice to expert.
Disciplinary applications of the Information Literacy Framework
ACRL sections have, or are in the process of drafting, companion documents to the Framework that contextualize the Framework within a particular academic discipline or field. The links below are to the companion documents approved so far.