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Artificial Intelligence + ACRL Frameworks

This libguide explores the integration of generative AI with the Framework for Information Literacy. It examines authority, information creation, value, research inquiry, and scholarship as conversation in relation to generative AI.

Information Has Value

Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination.

—Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, Page 16

Information has value: Comparison

What is the time commitment?​

What is the time commitment?​

Scholarly

A search of scholarly materials takes hours, weeks, and months to complete and compile.​

Generative AI

Questions can be explored in a matter of minutes.​

Be specific: ask for what you want.​

How are others credited in the final product?​

How are others credited in the final product?​

Scholarly

The contributions of peers in the field are recognized through citations, giving others credit for their original ideas.​

Generative AI

While some sources may be linked, most responses include ideas conveyed without direct citation.​

What is the primary dimension of value of each  information source?​

What is the primary dimension of value of each information source?​

Scholarly

A means of education​ where the emphasis is on answering WHY questions – Providing the rationale for an answer​

Generative AI

A means of negotiating and understanding the world​ where the emphasis is answering WHAT questions – Providing a concise answer​