Information Literacy Toolkit - Information Literacy Standards

Using various standards in both the design of the information literacy assessment instrument and the creation of learning resources helped the project participants focus on what students really need to know to succeed. See project performance indicators.

Librarians know that information literacy is not just a library issue, but sometimes it can be difficult to communicate that to non-librarians. Standards can help reinforce the idea that information literacy is important for everyone in every aspect of life.

• Association of College and Research Libraries, Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
• American Association of School Librarians, Information Power: The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
• Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS): Identifying and describing the skills required by work See Exhibit 1 on page 15
• The Big6 Skills
• Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Learning Standards