Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

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.

Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Knowledge Practices and Dispositions

How do you determine the credibility of a source?

What makes a source authoritative?

Whose voice does the information represent?

What’s the point of what you are hearing, seeing, and reading?

When you create your own work, how do you prove you know what you are writing about?