Info Dumps

Info Dumps is an information literacy card game which playfully engages students in learning and assessing various sources of information. The game encourages critical thinking and assessment of each source which can vary depending on the subject the student is studying. 

The development of Info Dumps began in 2023 following a conversation between Academic Librarians Jodie Heap and Liz White in which the concept of comparison of information sources was discussed. Recognition that the game Top Trumps facilitated a relevant method of comparison, an adapted version of the game was designed and created.

Info Dumps is an information literacy game. The game invites players to identify which sources of information might be best used in different circumstances to beat the other players and to make them "dump" that card.  Players take it in turns to select the category which they believe will have a higher number over their competitors. Which category will win when Academic books VS Newspapers?

Example card "Academic Books":

To download your own set of Info Dumps cards, see the box on the left menu.

Jodie Heap, Scholarly Communications and Research Librarian, Keele University

j.heap@keele.ac.uk 

Liz White, Academic Librarian and Skills Tutor, University of Staffordshire

liz.white@staffs.ac.uk