This course is not a part of either of the SAA certificate programs.
Course will run two days---October 22-23, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m. U.S. central time each day.
In our society today, we hear a constant stream of phrases like "fake news," "deep fakes," and "misinformation." Archives are also confronted with false information created online and in the media, and archival educators are faced with teaching researchers and patrons who need assistance learning critical thinking skills. How do we address the importance of information literacy to those we teach in archival spaces? In this course, participants will be introduced to the ACRL Frameworks for Information Literacy and Visual Literacy, including the toolkit created to help educators understand how to teach information literacy in various settings. We will discuss the frames of information literacy, methodologies for teaching information literacy, and how to implement the toolkit using the frames and methodologies discussed.
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Situate information literacy in libraries and archives in a broad context
- Understand ACRLs Information Literacy Framework and its’ companion, The Framework for Visual Literacy
- Understand how these frameworks can be supplemental to the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy
- Understand how to use the ACRL Information Literacy toolkit in conjunction with archival teaching
Who Should Attend?
Archivists and practitioners responsible for teaching archival research and archival literacy in their institution and any who are interested in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy and Framework for Visual Literacy
What You Should Already Know:
Familiarity with the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy
Instructor Bio:
Michelle Sayers is the processing team supervisor and global digitization manager for the Asia/Pacific/Canada team at the Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT. She became a certified archivist in 2016 and a Digital Archives Specialist in 2020. She has served with SAA as co-chair and chair of the Women Archivists Section and secretary of the Archivists of Religious Collections Section, and on the Program Committee (2019), and the Education Committee (2019-2022).
Michelle has a master’s degree in History (University of Utah, 2010) and recently completed a master’s in Religious Studies (Missouri State University). In her free time, she likes to knit, read, hang out with her cat, and try to keep up with her two boys (ages 11 and 8).
This course is not a part of either of the SAA certificate programs.
Registration Fee: Early-Bird / Regular
SAA Member: $329 / $389
Employee of SAA Member Institution: $399 / $459
Nonmember: $459 / $529