Information literacy is the ability to know when information is needed, to locate it efficiently regardless of its location, format or medium, to evaluate its relevance, authoritativeness, and validity, to use it to build new knowledge and to communicate that knowledge.
At NJIT, we are working diligently on integrating information literacy into the curriculum and measuring our work by continually focusing on information literacy assessment.
- Overview - accreditation & discipline-specific standards
- Contacts - library contacts for information literacy
NJIT Institute Information Literacy Plan
The goal of the Institute Information Literacy Plan (approved by the Committee on Academic Affairs on May 20, 2009) is to ensure that NJIT undergraduate students graduate with adequate and competitive information literacy skills. This plan is intended to meet and/or exceed the Middle States Commission on Higher Education information literacy skills accreditation requirements and the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education academic licensure rules.
- Institute Information Literacy Plan [full report].
- NJIT Assessment Scales for Information Literacy
- NJIT Information Literacy Standards Mapping Constructed Response
- UCRC Departmental Plans
Information Literacy Resources
- ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (2006). Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation (See Chapter 11: Educational Offerings in the full report)
- New Jersey Commission on Higher Education (2016). New Jersey Administrative Code Title 9A - Higher Education. Chapter 1. Licensure Rules