International Journal of Theory and Application in Elementary and Secondary School Education (IJTAESE) p-ISSN 2656-0003, e-ISSN 2684-7167 Volume 1, Number 2, October 2019, pp. 1-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.31098/ijtaese.v1i2.54 © International Journal of Theory and Application in Elementary and Secondary School Education (IJTAESE) Article History: Received October 13 rd , 2019; Accepted October 25 th , 2019; Published October 28 th , 2019. the Association of College and Reseach Libraries (ACRL) using Empowering 8 Alpin Herman Saputra Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia alpin.saputra@ecampus.ut.ac.id Abstract The result of a preliminary study conducted by the researcher showed that the information literacy of students at the Elementary School Teacher (PGSD) Program was low. Therefore, this research was on literacy. This research used the quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design. The research participants were 66 students, consisting of 33 students in the experimental class and 33 students in the control class. This research utilized some instruments, including pretest, posttest, questionnaires and observation sheets. The results obtained were: the stude information literacy ability based on ARCL experimental class was in the high category. It revealed that application of Empowering 8 model had Keywords Empowering 8; Information Literacy; ACRL This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-SA license. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, various educational institutions ranging from primary education to higher education started establishing, are establishing, and have established information literacy programs. Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information. Mastery of information literacy is viewed as very important in the learning process so that it becomes a part of the educational program. Information literacy is awareness and skills to identify/search, evaluate, organize, create, use and convey information to solve problems (Boeriswati, 2012). Zurkowski (1974) suggests that information literacy is the ability to use various information tools and primary sources to solve problems. In searching for accurate and good information, someone needs to master information literacy because the information obtained can determine a decision to solve a problem. So, using information literacy, students will know when and why information is needed, where to find, and how to evaluate, use and even how to communicate it ethically. This is information literacy (Inskip, 2015). The results of a preliminary study investigating the information literacy of PGSD