Aiming to extend the scholarly conversation, the ILIAD group is producing a book that will make the argument that information literacy is a discipline. Co-edited by Karen Kaufmann and Clarence Maybee, the book is titled, Information Literacy Handbook: Charting the Discipline. It is under contract with Facet Publishing and is expected to be released in the fall of 2025. Representing the extensive interest in information literacy across the globe, the authors, editors, reviewers, and advisors working with the Handbook hail from over 15 countries worldwide.

Encyclopedic in nature, the Handbook will offer longer conceptual chapters as well as brief entries describing concepts, activities, events, and organizations that collectively provide supporting evidence of the development of information literacy into a maturing discipline. Following the introductory chapters, the Handbook is divided into six sections that align with aspects of a discipline, including: scholarly community, traditions and history, modes of inquiry, ethical values, knowledge and curricula, and communication networks.

Details on how to advance order a copy of the book will be available soon!