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Information Literacy Overview |
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Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. (Association of Colleges and Research Libraries, 2003). Information Literacy Standards
- Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
- Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
- Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
(From Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning by American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Copyright (c) 1998 American Library Association and Association for Educational Communications and Technology)
In direct support of National Education Standards for Students (NETS) standard | 3. | Research and Information Fluency | | | Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: | | | | a. | plan strategies to guide inquiry. | | b. | locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. | | c. | evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. | | d. | process data and report results. | |
References "Introduction to Information Literacy." Information Literacy. 2003. Association of Colleges and Research Libraries. 31 May. 2005 <http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitoverview/introtoinfolit/introinfolit.htm>.
"The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning." National Forum on Information Literacy. 1998. National Forum on Information Literacy. 31 May. 2005 <http://www.infolit.org/definitions/9standards.htm>. "NETS for Students 2007". ISTE. 2008 <http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm>
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 October 2008 )
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