(via ACRL)
The ACRL Board of Directors continued its discussion about the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education at its meeting on Monday, June 27. The ACRL Board recognizes that there are librarians who are seeking guidance for using the Framework now that the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education have been rescinded. A number of ACRL groups and individuals are already working with the Framework to develop resources that will address the needs of librarians who previously relied on the Standards, including the ACRL Framework Advisory Board, the Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee, and the Information Literacy Framework and Standards Committee.
The ACRL Framework Sandbox, which will be available in the fall of 2016, will provide a space for librarians to share examples of how they are using the Framework. This will include such things as lesson plans, rubrics, assessments, and learning outcomes. These resources will be tangible tools that librarians can adapt to their work. ACRL units are developing discipline-specific companion documents that address the need for learning outcomes and assessment. It is the Board’s intention to ensure that tools are available to assist all librarians in the practical application of the Framework.