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Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (ACRL)

Scholarship as Conversation

Scholarship as Conversation What It Means Scholars communicate across time periods through books, articles, papers, and debates. Key Questions Who gets heard in academic discussions, and who doesn’t? Why? What motivates researchers to add to existing knowledge and challenge current ideas? How does citing sources contribute to ongoing scholarly discussions? Why It Matters Adding your voice means joining in the scholarly conversation, questioning old ideas, and sparking new ones.