ERIC Number: EJ1260743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Framing Fake News: Misinformation and the ACRL Framework
Faix, Allison; Fyn, Amy
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v20 n3 p495-508 Jul 2020
To address the growing problem of misinformation, librarians often focus on approaches tied to the frame "Authority Is Constructed and Contextual" from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The Framework, however, encompasses a much wider range of skills, abilities, knowledge practices, and dispositions that can be used to recognize and avoid misinformation in today's complex media environment. This article does a close reading of the Framework to examine how librarians can apply it more fully when teaching research strategies, especially source evaluation. The authors propose that librarians take a holistic approach to the misinformation problem and promote critical thinking by incorporating concepts and dispositions from every frame in their instruction.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Misconceptions, Information Skills, Librarians, Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Information Sources, Evaluation, Standards, Library Associations, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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