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What is information literacy?

Why is information literacy important?

Information literacy standards

Information literacy & the university mission

Recommended information literacy skills by year

Library services for teaching information literacy

What is information literacy?

Information literacy is the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. The information literate student has:

An understanding of the process of seeking information in all its forms and formats.

An ability to analyze information for accuracy, authority and bias.

An ability to extract, manage and synthesize the information into a personal expression of ideas and values.

An understanding that there are legal and ethical issues where the intellectual property of others is concerned.


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