"Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations." ACRL Framework
Learners who are developing their information literate abilities do the following:
Recognize they are often entering into an ongoing scholarly conversation and not a finished conversation.
Critical Source Evaluation- John Hernandez & Jeannette Moss, Northwestern University, 2016
Seek out conversations taking place in their research area.
See themselves as contributors to scholarship rather than only consumers of it.
Citing Online Images- Tim Lockman, Kishwaukee College, 2016
Recognize that scholarly conversations take place in various venues.
Staley Library Investigation- Matthew Olsen, Millikin University, 2020
Suspend judgment on the value of a particular piece of scholarship until the larger context for the scholarly conversation is better understood.
Staley Library Investigation- Matthew Olsen, Millikin University, 2020
Critical Source Evaluation- John Hernandez & Jeannette Moss, Northwestern University, 2016
Understand the responsibility that comes with entering the conversation through participatory channels.
Citing Online Images- Tim Lockman, Kishwaukee College, 2016
Value user-generated content and evaluate contributions made by others.
Recognize that systems privilege authorities and that not having a fluency in the language and process of a discipline disempowers their ability to participate and engage.