Library Research Skills: Introduction

Tutorials in this course guide are based on the Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) threshold concepts for Information Literacy and form part of the curriculum-integrated library research courses offered through TII's postgraduate programs.

Frames underpinning the research process include:

• Authority Is Constructed and Contextual
• Information Creation as a Process
• Information Has Value
• Research as Inquiry
• Scholarship Is a Conversation
• Searching as Strategic Exploration 

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education