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Exploring Authority in Linguistics Research: Who to Trust When Everyone’s a Language Expert
Disciplinary applications of information literacy threshold concepts
(2017)
Abstract
Many instruction librarians use the CRAAP test or a similar pneumonic tool as a regular activity in information literacy instruction classes. This involves having the students in the class select one or more sources and instructing them to answer a series of questions about these sources, as prompted by a simple checklist. Is the selected source Current, Relevant, Authoritative, Accurate and What is its Purpose? The goal is to help the students ascertain whether or not they should select this source and use it for an assignment. On occasion, a student will raise a hand and ask a simple question: “What do you mean by authoritative?” This is is the central question we will deal with in this chapter.
Keywords
- information literacy,
- linguistics,
- authority
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
Editor
Samantha Godbey and Susan Wainscott and Xan Goodman
Publisher
Association of College and Research Libraries
ISBN
9780838989708
Citation Information
Catherine Baird and Jonathan Howell. "Exploring Authority in Linguistics Research: Who to Trust When Everyone’s a Language Expert" Chicago, IllinoisDisciplinary applications of information literacy threshold concepts (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan-howell/6/
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