Chapter Title
Exploring Authority in Linguistics Research: Who to Trust When Everyone’s a Language Expert
Type of Work
Book Chapter
Book Title
Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts
Book Editor
Samantha Godbey, Susan Wainscott and Xan Goodman
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Association of College and Research Libraries
City
Chicago, Illinois
ISBN
9780838989708
First Page
37
Last Page
50
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
College/School
Harry A. Sprague Library
Disciplines
Information Literacy | Library and Information Science | Linguistics | Other Linguistics
Citation Information
Baird, Catherine and Howell, Jonathan, "Exploring Authority in Linguistics Research: Who to Trust When Everyone’s a Language Expert" (2017). All Book Chapters by Montclair State University Authors. 2.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/all_chapters/2
Notes
This chapter appeared on pages 37-50 of:
Godbey, S., Wainscott, S.B. & Goodman, X. (Eds.). (2017). Disciplinary applications of information literacy threshold concepts. Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries.