AASL Information Literacy Standards for
Evaluating Information
CATEGORY 1: Information Literacy
Standard 2: Evaluates information critically and competently, as described by the following indicators:
1. determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness
2. distinguishes among facts, points of view, and opinion
3. identifies inaccurate and misleading information
4. selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand
CATEGORY 2: Independent Learning
Standard 4: Pursues information related to personal interests, as described
by the following indicators:
2. designs, develops and evaluates information products and
solutions related to personal interests.
Standard 6: Strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge
generation; as described by the following indicators:
1. assesses the quality of the process and products of one's own
information seeking
2. devises strategies for revising, improving, and updating
self-generated knowledge
CATEGORY 3: Social Responsibility
Standard 7: Recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society,
as described by the following indicators:
1. seeks information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines, and
cultures
From Information Power:
Building Partnerships for Learning by American Association
of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications
and Technology. Copyright © 1998 American Library Association
and Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Reprinted by permission of the American Library Association.