Research Guides: Inclusive Research: External Resources

Organizations and Supporting Frameworks

The Equity Literacy Institute
The Equity Literacy Institute offers professional development courses and events to support equity-based pedagogy.
Society of College, National and University Libraries
SCONUL is the UK national professional library association for academic and research libraries. The organizations approach to information literacy and research practice includes a clear intent to promote and practice civic responsibility.
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
Established in 2009, and revised in 2020 based on the Stripling Model for Inquiry (2019), New York City School Library System developed a framework and curriculum for K-12 schools. The anchor standards are equally applicable in higher ed and beyond:
Inquiry and Design Thinking
Multiple Literacies
Social and Civic Responsibility
Personal Growth and Agency

SCONUL's model emphasizes personal context/ lived experience as relevant to how a person interacts with and responds to information, and information problems.

Striplings (2019) 'Cycle of Inquiry' reinforces relying on background and context as a foundation for inquiry.