Standards Toolkit
The Standards Toolkit is a set of tools, web pages and
other resources that will help you to use the Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. You
can find the official complete text of the Standards, which
includes a full introduction and appendix, here.
As context for the use of the standards in academic
instruction programs, read the ACRL Instruction Section's "Guidelines
for Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries." For
grounding in how to approach and understand the "outcomes"
defined in the Standards, read "Objectives
for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for
Academic Librarians", the companion statement to the
Competency Standards.
The home page for all of ACRL's Standards and Guidelines
can be found here.
Step-By-Step
The
Toolkit has a step-by-step introduction to each of the 5
Standards, the Performance Indicators for each Standards and
the Outcomes for each Performance Indicator. The
corresponding Objectives
for Information Literacy Instruction : A Model Statement for
Academic Librarians are also included where
appropriate.
The Standards in
Detail
Browse through the Performance Indicators
and Outcomes for the five Standards, with objectives and
practical examples for each:
Standard
One: Know
Standard
Two: Access
Standard
Three: Evaluate
Standard
Four: Use
Standard
Five: Ethical/Legal
Using
The Standards
These Standards can be used to develop a
short instructional presentation, a full-length class, a
semester-long course, or a full program. They are the first
step in developing assessments to measure student learning.
This section gives examples in each of these areas.
Adapting
the Standards
This section has examples of adapting the
Standards, translations of our Standards, and links to
Standards in other countries.
Accreditation
Read
about how several accreditation agencies have changed the
language in their standards to stress the importance of
teaching information literacy skills in colleges and
universities. | 
