What is Credo Information Literacy?

Credo's Information Literacy is a set of online videos, tutorials, and quizzes covering information literacy.  Velma K. Waters Library has subscribed to Information Literacy–Core and Information Literacy–Health Sciences. Both are free for you and students to use, on campus or off.

These resources aim to:

• Help students learn how to find relevant and reliable library and other research materials
• Formulate appropriate, workable research questions
• Synthesize what they learn into a final product such as a research paper, including citations that are apt for their field

Key Features:

• Mapped to the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)  Framework for Information Literacy 
• Quizzes can be used for grading purposes
• Video, graphics, text and audio appeal to multiple learning styles

Why is Information Literacy Important?

What is Information Literacy?

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) defines Information Literacy (IL) 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.

How Can IL Benefit Faculty?

Students who are information literate are better able to come up with workable topics for their papers, research those topics independently, and write papers that conform to rigorous academic standards.

How Can IL Benefit Students?

A 2017 survey of 42,000 students in more than 1,700 courses at 12 major research universities showed that:

• Retention rates were higher for students whose courses included IL instruction.

• Students whose courses included IL instruction reported higher average first-year GPAs than those whose courses did not.

• Students who took IL instruction successfully completed 1.8 more credit hours per year than students who did not.

Video: Why IL Matters to Faculty

This video from Credo explains the value of IL for faculty. To view the video you will be asked to enter your university log-in credentials. (link opens in a new window)

 

 

Acknowledgements and resources for more information: 

• Thornton, H.LibGuides: Faculty Guide to Information Literacy – Core: Why Information Literacy? Retrieved Aug 1, 2024, from https://credoreference.libguides.com/c.php?g=971903&p=7023823