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Framework for Information Literacy: Information Creation as a Process

Compiled by the FLA Academic Instruction & Information Literacy Member Group

INFORMATION CREATION AS A PROCESS: Knowledge Practices and Lesson Plans

Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. The iterative processes of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating information vary, and the resulting product reflects these differences.

•articulate the capabilities and constraints of information developed through various creation processes;

•assess the fit between an information product’s creation process and a particular information need;

•articulate the traditional and emerging processes of information creation and dissemination in a particular discipline;

•recognize that information may be perceived differently based on the format in which it is packaged;

•recognize the implications of information formats that contain static or dynamic information;

•monitor the value that is placed upon different types of information products in varying contexts;

•transfer knowledge of capabilities and constraints to new types of information products;

•develop, in their own creation processes, an understanding that their choices impact the purposes for which the information product will be used and the message it conveys.