Lesson 3 Flashcards
What is Information Literacy?
ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate information in its various formats.
provides the keys to academic achievement and lifelong learning.
Information Literacy
..the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate information in its various formats.
Information Literacy
FIVE (5) COMPONENTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY
•Identify
•Find
•Evaluate
•Apply
•Acknowledge
writing a thesis statement
Identify
identifying the difference between a published court decision and an article about the court
case
Identify
locating a book on the Library to narrow down results in databases and search engines
Find
requesting genealogical records through interlibrary loan
Find
summarizing the main ideas of an article or book
Evaluate
researching the claims made in a
political ad on television
Evaluate
integrating a direct quotation from a reference book into a research paper
Apply
communicating the findings of a patent search to potential product inventors
Apply
citing and information source in the text of a research paper
Acknowledge
recognizing limits and protections of free speech and censorship on television
Acknowledge
a broad term that can cover data, knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction, signals or symbols.
Information