Short guide to ACRL Frame Authority is constructed and contextual.

1. AUTHORITY IS CONSTRUCTED AND CONTEXTUAL
Information resources reflect their creators’ expertise and credibility, and are
evaluated based on the information need and the context in which the information
will be used.
Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types
of authority. It is contextual in that the information need may help to determine the
level of authority required.
ACRL (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

2. WHY IS THE LIBRARIAN TELLING ME ABOUT
THIS…..???
By the end of this class period:
• You will be able to determine attributes of authoritative information for different needs, with
the understanding that context plays a role in authority based attributes.
• You will be able to locate a relevant article to your research topic and be able to describe to
your classmates what criteria you applied and how that demonstrates authority in the context
of your information need.
Why this is specifically relevant to you at this time: Various types of research assignments
require different types of research and types of sources.

3. QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT……
1.) What constitutes authority to you?
In what context?
In academics?
2.) How would you research someone’s authority?
3.) What other types of criteria to you apply when you
are researching something?

4. https://youtu.be/iRlHmK8drWc
Research 101: Credibility is Contextual

5. https://youtu.be/Zss-ya_QVZQ
Research 101: Format Matters