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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: Religion/Religious 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 Religion and Religious Studies.

1. Standards and Guidelines from Accrediting Agencies and Professional Associations

Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting. “Section 4: Library and Information Resources – 4.2 Contribution to Teaching, Learning, and Research.” ATS General Institutional Standards. Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

2. Related Research

Badke, William. 2015. “The Framework for Information Literacy and Theological Education: Introduction to the ACRL Framework.” Theological Librarianship 8 (2): 4–7.

Brecht, Mara. 2016. “Collaborative Questioning through Digital Media: A Strategy for Catalyzing Student Research ‘Conversations.’” Teaching Theology & Religion 19 (3): 299–308.

Coleman, Anita. 2020. "Using the Anti-Racism Digital Library and Thesaurus to Understand Information Access, Authority, Value and Privilege," Theological Librarianship: An Online Journal of the American Theological Library Association 13, no.1: 1-12. doi:10.31046/tl.v13i1.560.

Hauck, Janet. 2015. “Crossroads of Mind and Heart: Incorporating Intellectual Tenacity into an Information Literacy Program.” Christian Librarian 58 (2): 94–101.

Jumonville, Anne. 2014. “The Humanities in Process, Not Crisis: Information Literacy as a Means of Low-Stakes Course Innovation.” College & Research Libraries News 75 (2): 84–87

Kabir, Marianne Delaporte and Sanjyot Walawalkar. 2020. "Teaching Metaliteracy in the Religious Studies Classroom," The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching 1, no.2: 21-30. doi.10.31046/wabashcenter.v1i2.145.

Kamilos, Charles, and Rodney Birch. 2014. “Library Research Instruction for Doctor of Ministry Students: Outcomes of Instruction Provided by a Theological Librarian and by a Program Faculty Member.” The Christian Librarian 57 (1): 20-36.

Lipton, Saundra and Eric Nyrose. 2011. "Study of the Information Seeking Behavior of Theology and Religious Studies Students," Proceedings of the Sixty-Fifth Annual Conference of the American Theological Library Association.

Shreffler, Stephanie, and Heidi Gauder. 2018. “Exercising Research Skills: An Information Literacy Boot Camp for Religious Studies Graduate Assistants.” Journal of Religious & Theological Information 17 (4): 134–44.

Sinclair, Stefanie. 2014. “Digital Literacy in Religious Studies.” DISKUS 14 (July).

Smiley, Bobby. 2019. Information Literacy and Theological Librarianship: Theory & Praxis. American Theological Library Association.

Upson-Saia, Kristi. 2014. “The Capstone Experience for the Religious Studies Major.” Teaching Theology & Religion 16: 3–17.

3. Adaptable Instructional Materials

DeRogatis, Amy. 2009. “A Research Idea Is Hatched.” Teaching Theology & Religion 12 (2): 138–39.

Spomner, Michelle. 2015. “Finding Stuff in the ATLA Religion Database w/ATLAS” (Prezi slide deck with audio). Azusa Pacific University.

Wabash Center. “The Syllabus Collection.” Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

Zingarelli-Sweet, Desirae. 2017. “Checking Our Baggage: Reflective Primary Text Analysis for Religious Studies.” Community of Online Research Assignments.

Zingarelli-Sweet, Desirae. 2015. “Citation Mapping for Religious Studies.” Community of Online Research Assignments.