Overview

Through its focus on questioning who creates information, addressing algorithmic biases, and advocating for the inclusion of marginalized voices, critical information literacy (CIL) can serve a vital function in navigating our complicated world. This collection uplifts voices from across the field–including those from public, school, and academic libraries–to provide practical approaches that all librarians can adopt and adapt for their particular library settings. Readers will learn practical approaches for integrating CIL into instruction and praxis regardless of their level of experience; gain tools to better engage with the complexities of today's information landscape and empower their communities to do the same; be introduced to the theoretical frameworks of CIL through chapters that take a historical look at critical race theory in academic library instruction, CIL and feminist critique, and the intersection of queer pedagogy and CIL; discover in-depth profiles of programs happening in various library types, from algorithmic literacy and a targeted wiki-edit-a-thon event to an outreach initiative targeting groups historically excluded from post-secondary education; receive guidance on introducing CIL concepts to their peers and coworkers through professional development programs, such as introducing CIL practices into K-12 school culture, a CIL skills instruction program developed by public librarians to serve the everyday needs of information consumers, and a zine-making exercise for practicing reflection that embodies CIL; and find ready-to-use lesson plans and outlines, with suggestions on tailoring them to a variety of library types.

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Author:   Julie N. Hornick ,  Lauren Kehoe
Publisher:   Association of College & Research Libraries
Imprint:   Association of College & Research Libraries
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9798892552189

Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Theoretical Frameworks of Critical Information Literacy Chapter 1 Critical Race Theory in Academic Library Instruction: A Brief History, Current Practices, and Future Directions Olivia Rossetti Chapter 2 Liberatory Literacy: bell hooks and Critical Information Literacy Through Feminist Critique Rebecca Stanwick Chapter 3 The Ghosts of Queer Pedagogy: Mining the Ruins for Critical Information Literacy Thomas C. Weeks Part II: Critical Information Literacy Programming Chapter 4 Pedagogy in Practice: Bolstering an Instruction Program with Critical Information Literacy Nicole Thomas, Bryan J. Sajecki, and Keith T. Nichols Chapter 5 Bridging the Gap: Practical Applications of Critical Pedagogy Frameworks in One-Shot Instruction Robin Gee and Diana Hackett Chapter 6 Critical Information Literacy Is for Everyone: Bringing Critical Information Literacy to a Radical Humanities Program Susie Wilson and Annelise Dowd Chapter 7 Critical Information Literacy in the Real World: Using Real-Life Examples to Understand Media Manipulation Sarah Kantor and Dunstan McNutt Chapter 8 Assessing Algorithmic Literacy: Search Engines and Rubrics Carolyn Caffrey and Maggie Clarke Chapter 9 Designing Your Own Garden: Digital Literacy and Wikipedia Gemmicka Piper Chapter 10 Teaching Students to Navigate a World Filled with Mis- and Disinformation IdaMae Craddock Part III: Professional Development Programs Chapter 11 Everyday Information Literacy Amy Mikel, Jessica Hoffman, and Kristin Charles-Scaringi Chapter 12 Fear-Aware Zine Education: FAZE Jennifer A. W. Stubbs and Christina Norton Chapter 13 Critical Information Literacy and the Subtle Nuances of Misinformation in the Age of Social Media Natasha Jenkins and Jessica E. Platt Chapter 14 Promoting Algorithmic Awareness: A Professional Development Workshop for Educators Andrea Baer Chapter 15 From Bringing the Table to Building a Home: De-siloing Traditional Power Structures Through the High School Library Michelle Nass and Kirk Johnson Chapter 16 Cultivating Conversations About Identity and Representations Through Local-Educator Book Club Programming Allison Keill and Lisa Buchanan Part IV: Critical Information Literacy Lesson Plans Lesson Plan 1 Citations as Justice: A Critical Approach to Plagiarism Education Rebecca Yowler Lesson Plan 2 Collaborative Campus Strategies for Addressing Misinformation with First-Year College Students Elora A. Agsten and Ryan W. Flynn Lesson Plan 3 Facilitating Critical Reflections on Peer Review Jess Denke Lesson Plan 4 Finding Agency, Advocacy, and Hope in Critical Information Literacy Amanda Kaufman, Elizabeth Ellis, Morgan Ritchie-Baum, Meghan Webb, Hubert Womack, and Joy Gambill Lesson Plan 5 How to Overthrow the 10-Page Paperarchy Jenna Freedman Lesson Plan 6 Identifying Unheard Voices Emily Reed Lesson Plan 7 Students as Active Community Learners: Practical Critical Literacy Approaches in School Libraries Jamie Gregory Lesson Plan 8 Thinking About the News: Choice, Right, or Privilege? Amandajean F. Nolte About the Editors and Contributors Index

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Julie N. Hornick (she/her) is the head of library instruction at Florida Southern College and provides instructional and research support to a number of schools and departments. Professionally, she has chaired the LIRT President’s Program Committee and the ACRL Instruction Section’s Teaching Methods Committee, in addition to serving on the executive board of the Florida Association of College and Research Libraries. Her research interests include incorporating new technologies into instruction, critical information literacy instruction, and gamification of instruction. Lauren Kehoe (she/her) is the head of research engagement at University of Central Florida Libraries. Previously, she served as the accessibility and accommodations librarian at NYU Libraries and the undergraduate instruction and outreach librarian at NYU, where she led a university-wide initiative to make a community zine in response to the NYU Reads common-reading program. Her research interests include accessibility in libraries, critical pedagogy and librarianship, and making, collecting, describing, and discovering zines in the library. Kehoe received an MA in digital humanities from the CUNY Graduate Center and an MS in library and information science from Pratt Institute.

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