Information source and content: articulating two key concepts for information evaluation

I Vamanu, E Zak - Information and Learning Sciences, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Learning how to identify and avoid inaccurate information, especially
disinformation, is essential for any informational consumer. Many information literacy tools …

Critical evaluation of information as a new threshold concept for navigating STEM information

K Mercer, KD Weaver - Science & Technology Libraries, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
When the ACRL Framework was introduced, librarians were challenged to look at the
presented threshold concepts and consider how to build on them through practice. STEM …

A rubric approach to assessing information literacy competency in tertiary curricula

A Burns, LL de Bruyn, SC Wilson - Journal of University …, 2023 - search.informit.org
Systematic analysis of undergraduate curriculum design and assessment is required to
ensure real world experiences are embedded in a degree structure for a high level of …

Listening to First Generation College Students in Engineering: Implications for Libraries & Information Literacy

E Dommermuth, LW Roberts - … in Information Literacy, 2022 - pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu
First-generation college students (FGCS) in engineering bring a wealth of knowledge to their
academic and social experiences in higher education, in contrast to deficit-based narratives …

Navigating complex authorities: Intellectual freedom, information literacy and truth in pandemic STEM information

K Mercer, KD Weaver, K Waked - IFLA journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Traversing scientific information has become increasingly fraught, as the new information
landscape allows anyone to access endless information with a few keystrokes. However …

Critical appraisal and evaluation of information

K Mercer, KD Weaver, G Lamont - Teaching science students to …, 2023 - Springer
The way information is communicated is inextricably linked to how it is found and
understood. Tied to this are the realities of changing and overwhelming information …

This Habit is Hard to Break: How to Incorporate Different Voices in STEM Information Literacy

K Weaver, K Mercer, S Mutch - Issues in Science and …, 2024 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
This paper explores the connection between critical theory, information evaluation, and the
instructional practice of critique for STEM students and librarian instructors. Using an …

A rubric appr A rubric approach to assessing information liter o assessing information literacy competency in ter acy competency in tertiary curricula.

A Burns, LL de Bruyn… - Journal of University …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Systematic analysis of undergraduate curriculum design and assessment is required to
ensure real world experiences are embedded in a degree structure for a high level of …

Examining in-person and asynchronous information-seeking behavior instruction among first-year engineering students

GJ Lamont, S Mutch, C Ohaegbu, HZ Butt… - 2021 ASEE Virtual …, 2021 - peer.asee.org
This will be a complete research paper. The global pandemic has necessitated a rapid move
online [1],[2], requiring educators to pioneer online instruction even as they deliver it. The …

The Relevance of Discursive Strategies to Information Evaluation Practices

I Vamanu - Poroi, 2022 - pubs.lib.uiowa.edu
Recent work across disciplines has examined the current post-truth climate and various
types of information disorders which have permeated the internet. Scholars have made …