Librarian Use of the Knowledge Practices and Dispositions in the ACRL Framework

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https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1918

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Information Literacy, information practices, quantitative content analysis

Abstract

This poster details the findings of an investigation of US academic instruction librarians’ use of the knowledge practices and dispositions in the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries (2016). The Framework is a departure from the previous set of standards, but is often critiqued for being too theoretical and therefore not relevant to practice. In order to investigate the extent to which academic librarians use this theoretically-grounded document in practice, a questionnaire and interview study was conducted. This questionnaire explored librarian preparation in library science and education; familiarity with the frames, knowledge practices, and dispositions; examples of how, if at all, the knowledge practices and dispositions are implemented in information literacy instruction; and barriers with implementing the Framework. Follow up interviews investigated more deeply how various parts of the Framework were implemented in librarians’ daily work.

 

L'usage par les bibliothécaires des pratiques de connaissances et dispositions dans le référentiel de l’ACRL

Résumé
Cette affiche détaille les résultats d’une enquête sur les bibliothécaires universitaires aux États-Unis quant à leur utilisation des pratiques de connaissances et des dispositions dans le Référentiel de l’Association of College and Research Libraries (2016). Le Référentiel s’éloigne de l’ensemble des normes antérieures, mais est souvent critiqué pour être trop théorique et par conséquent, n’étant pas pertinent dans la pratique. Dans le but de déterminer dans quelle mesure les bibliothécaires universitaires utilisent ce document fondé sur la théorie dans la pratique, un questionnaire et une entrevue ont été mis en place. Ce questionnaire explore la formation des bibliothécaires dans le domaine de la bibliothéconomie et de l’éducation; leur familiarité avec ces cadres de référence, leurs mises en pratiques de connaissances, ainsi que les dispositions; des exemples de la façon dont, le cas échéant, les pratiques de connaissances et les dispositions sont implantées dans l’enseignement de la maîtrise de l’information; et les obstacles dans l’implantation de ce cadre de référence. Les entrevues de suivi ont permis d’analyser en profondeur la façon dont les divers éléments du cadre sont mis en œuvre dans le travail quotidien des bibliothécaires.

Mots-clés
Maîtrise de l’information; pratiques de l’information; analyse de contenus quantitatif

 

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2025-05-23

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Rath, L., & Julien, H. (2025). Librarian Use of the Knowledge Practices and Dispositions in the ACRL Framework. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes Du congrès Annuel De l’ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1918

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