About ANCIL

• It’s a way of thinking about learning

ANCIL aims to help undergraduates develop an advanced, reflective level of information literacy which will enable them not just to find information, but to evaluate, analyse and use academic material independently and judiciously.

Download the curriculum and explanatory notes

• It’s a tool for evaluating the information skills training and support your students receive

Students’ information needs are complex, and they evolve over the course of their time at university. This means that they need ongoing, ‘scaffolded’ support in developing their information-handling abilities, just as they need ongoing subject teaching.

Audit your institution’s information literacy provision

• It’s a practical, learner-focused framework

ANCIL divides information literacy into 10 aspects or ‘strands’ which encompass the whole process of study and research. Students need to develop their skills, behaviour and attitudes in each strand in order to perform at their best and become autonomous learners.

Download a lesson plan template and explanatory notes