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(2023) . Critical Online Library Instruction: Opportunities and Challenges. Communications in Information Literacy, 17 (2), 332–352 . [https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2023.17.2.2](https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2023.17.2.2)  \nThis open access Research Article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4 .0) . All documents in PDXScholar should meet accessibility standards. If we can make this document more accessible to you, contact our team.  \nCritical Online Library Instruction: Opportunities and Challenges  \nTessa Withorn, University of Louisville  \nAbstract  \nAlthough critical information literacy, critical pedagogy, and online library instruction are commonly discussed in the library and information science literature, they are rarely discussed together. This qualitative interview study with academic librarians conducted in 2022 identifies opportunities and challenges of teaching critical information literacy online. Findings suggest that critical information literacy and critical pedagogy can be integrated into online library instruction through online workshops, digital learning objects, and online credit-bearing courses. However, librarians face challenges implementing critical pedagogy online related to the lack of dialogue and co-creation of knowledge between students and instructors, limitations of the one-shot model of library instruction, which is often replicated online, limited engagement during asynchronous learning, and limitations of educational technology. Additional research is needed to establish frameworks and best practices for teaching critical information literacy and implementing critical pedagogy in online library instruction.  \nKeywords: critical information literacy, critical pedagogy, critical library instruction, online instruction  \nWithorn, T. (2023). Critical online library instruction: Opportunities and challenges. Communications in Information Literacy, 17(2), 332–352.  \nCritical Online Library Instruction: Opportunities and Challenges  \nLibrarians have argued that traditional approaches to teaching information literacy tend to focus on technical skills for finding and evaluating information without sufficiently addressing the social and political contexts in which information is produced, disseminated, and consumed (Battista et al., 2015; Beilin, 2015). Critical information literacy (IL) seeks to empower students to engage in critical inquiry and analysis of information, particularly regarding issues of social justice and inequity. This approach draws on critical pedagogy and critical theory to highlight the role of information and knowledge in shaping our understanding of the world and our place within it and encourages learners to become active participants in information ecosystems. Giroux (2007) defined critical pedagogy as educational practices that \"emphasize critical reflexivity, bridge the gap between learning and everyday life, make visible the connections between power and knowledge, and provide the conditions for extending democratic rights, values, and identities\" (p. 28) . During IL instruction, this might include using examples that highlight social inequality, decentering one’s authority as an instructor, and drawing on students’previous knowledge to ask critical questions about information systems. 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