Information Literacy and Instruction
ACRL is the source that the higher education community looks to for standards and guidelines on academic libraries.ACRL promulgates standards and guidelines to help libraries, academic institutions, and accrediting agencies understand the components of an excellent library. These standards, guidelines, and model statements are reviewed and updated by the membership on a regular basis.
A listing of ACRL standards and guidelines for Information Literacy and Instruction is below. An alphabetical listing of all topic areas is also available. For other ACRL Board-approved documents that are not Standards & Guidelines, go to White Papers & Reports.
Information Literacy and Instruction
Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators, Standards for (June 2007)
Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology (June 2006)
Information Literacy Standards for Anthropology and Sociology Students (January 2008)
Research Competency Guidelines for Literatures in English (June 2007)
Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline
Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians (Jan. 2001)
Greek translation (PDF)
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (Jan. 2000)
Spanish Translation
Greek Translation (PDF)
French Translation (PDF)
Chinese Translation (PDF)
Japanese Translation (PDF)
Farsi Translation (PDF)
Italian Translation
Guidelines for Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries (June 2003)
Political Science Research Competency Guidelines (PDF) (July 2008)
Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators: A Practical Guide (2009)