Information Literacy in the Disciplines
HISTORY
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.
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee is not aware of information literacy standards in this area.
Curricula, Articles, and Presentations
"'Best Practices': Encouraging Research Excellence in Postsecondary History Education." Perspectives Online 38, no. 7 (October 2000), http://www.historians.org/Perspectives/Issues/2000/0010/0010aha1.cfm (accessed April 15, 2008).
East, John W. "Information Literacy for the Humanities Researcher: A Syllabus Based on Information Habits Research." Journal of Academic Librarianship 31, no. 2 (2005): 134-42.
Hynd, Cynthia R. "Teaching Students to Think Critically Using Multiple Texts in History." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 42, no. 6 (1999): 428.
Information Competency for History Majors. Department of History, California State University, Fullerton. http://guides.library.fullerton.edu/historians_toolbox/index.html (accessed April 15, 2008).
Rael, Patrick. Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students. Bowdoin College, 2004. http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/ (accessed April 21, 2008).
Schiff, Stacy. "School Libraries and the Use of Primary Sources in History Education: Exploring Need and Solutions." Current Studies in Librarianship 28, no. 1/2 (2004): 51-57.
Walker, Trenia R. "Historical Literacy: Reading History through Film." Social Studies 97, no. 1 (2006): 30-34.
"What Are Some Possible Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom?" Liberal Learning and the History Major: A Report of the AHA Task Force on the Undergraduate History Major. American Historical Association. http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/LiberalLearning.htm (accessed April 15, 2008).
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