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Information Literacy in the Disciplines

This guide contains links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education

Information Literacy in the Disciplines: Environmental Studies

The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education in Environmental Studies.

1. Standards and Guidelines from Accrediting Agencies and Professional Associations

Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB). “Accreditation Guidelines.” 2023.

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). “Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM), 2025-2026.” 2025.

American Library Association. ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Engineering/Technology. “Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engingeering/Technology.” 2006.

National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). http://www.ehacoffice.org/. (See: “Requirements for the Accreditation of Environmental Health Science and Protection Graduate Degree Programs,” 2018 and "Requirements for the Accreditation of Environmental Health Science and Protection Baccalaureate Degree Programs," 2016)

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). “Environmental Literacy Framework.” 2011. 

2. Related Research

Bartol, Tomaž, Danica Dolničar, Bojana Boh Podgornik, Blaž Rodič, and Tihomir Zoranović. "A Comparative Study of Information Literacy Skill Performance of Students in Agricultural Sciences." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 44, no. 3 (2018): 374-382.

Blackburn, Heidi, and Ashlee Dere. “Changing the Scholarly Sources Landscape with Geomorphology Undergraduate Students.” Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 83 (2016).

Dirrigl, Frank J., Jr., and Mark Noe. “The Student Writing Toolkit: Enhancing Undergraduate Teaching of Scientific Writing in the Biological Sciences.” Journal of Biological Education 48, no. 3 (2014): 163-171.

Repanovici, Angela, Cristina Salcă Rotaru, and Cristinel Murzea. "Development of Sustainable Thinking by Information Literacy." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (2021): 1287. 

Svensson, Teresia, Julie Wilk, and Kajsa Gustafsson Åman. "Information Literacy Skills and Learning Gaps: Students' Experiences and Teachers' Perceptions in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 48, no. 1 (2022): 102465.

3. Adaptable Instructional Materials