Librarian Use of the Knowledge Practices and Dispositions in the ACRL Framework
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.
Logan Rath
SUNY Brockport
Dr. Logan Rath is a Librarian at SUNY Brockport where he focuses on instruction and student research support to graduate and undergraduate students. He is a 2023 recipient of the Service to the University award and a 2016 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship for his efforts in many different areas of librarianship including instruction, technology, and interlibrary loan. Logan has a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction, & the Science of Learning from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His current research interests include the intersection of information literacy and literacy as a social practice, effective library instruction, and effective integration of technology into collegiate learning. In addition to his role as a librarian Brockport, Logan teaches at the University at Albany, State University of New York in the Information Science and Technology program. He is also the Director of Online Learning for the IDS Project where he coordinates online learning for interlibrary loan professionals. Most recently he founded the Empirical Studies in Libraries Conference which just had its inaugural event.