Landman Library - Arcadia University

Information Literacy

Information literacy focuses on a wide variety of critical-thinking skills that go beyond mere information-seeking to help students effectively evaluate information and use it to solve problems, form opinions, and create new knowledge

Information literacy skills help students address the challenges of an information-rich digital age and help students to become critical consumers of information, both in school and throughout their lives.

Studies have shown that students learn information literacy skills best when they are integrated into the curriculum and into individual course syllabi. Librarians have thus made it their mission to support student learning by working with faculty to identify desired student outcomes and partnering with faculty to conduct instruction and design assignments.

For More Information Please Contact
Larissa Gordon
Reference Librarian
gordonl@arcadia.edu
215-572-2136

Information Literacy at Arcadia

Information Literacy Plan
Learn about our developing campus wide information literacy program designed to help ensure that Arcadia graduates information literate students.

Library Instruction
Meet the faculty librarians and learn more about possibilities for active and engaging library instruction.

Faculty Connections
Learn about past and current faculty/librarian collaborations.

More Information Literacy Resources

Information Literacy Portal
Developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), this website includes definitions of information literacy, information literacy standards for higher education, examples of information literacy program, and many other resources.