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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: Geology

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

1. Standards and Guidelines from Accrediting Agencies and Professional Associations

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

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

Earth Science Literacy Initiative. Earth Science Literacy Principles Guide. 2010.

2. Related Research

Blake, Linda, and Tim Warner. “Seeing the Forest of Information for the Trees of Papers: An Information Literacy Case Study in a Geography/Geology Class.” Issues In Science & Technology Librarianship 64 (2011): 123-133.

Guertin, Laura, and Nina Clements. "Starting the Research Process with Information Literacy in Introductory-Level Earth Science Courses" In Course-Based Undergraduate Research, edited by Nancy H. Hensel. Routledge, 2018.

Wainscott, Susan, and Joshua W. Bonde. "Mining for the Best Information Value with Geoscience Students." In Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts, edited by Samantha A. Godbey, Susan Beth Wainscott, and Xan Y. Goodman. ACRL, 2017.