Curriculum and Content Area Standards
Information Literacy Standards
INFORMATION LITERACY
Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
INDEPENDENT LEARNING
Standard 4: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information
related to personal interests.
Standard 5: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature
and other creative expressions of information.
Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence
in information seeking and knowledge generation.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Standard 7: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is
information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is
information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is
information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
From Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning by American Association of School
Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Copyright (c) 1998
American Library Association and Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Reprinted by permission of the American Library Association.
