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Basic Information Literacy Concepts

Basic Information Literacy Concepts . Information Literacy. Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.". Basic Information Literacy.

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Basic Information Literacy Concepts

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  1. Basic Information Literacy Concepts

  2. Information Literacy Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

  3. Basic Information Literacy • identify some basic information literacy concepts • identify and describe two distinct types of research • describe various characteristics of information sources • differentiate between scholarly and popular sources • recognize whether an information source is primary or secondary • identify a variety of formats in which information is available • describe the cycle of information creation and dissemination

  4. What do you do with Information? • Make decisions or answer questions • What to eat • What class to take • What to write about • Where to buy a part for your car

  5. Sources of Information Library • Databases • Catalogs • Periodicals Internet • search engines Communication- • Friends • News Dictionary - knowledge derived from: • studies • experiences • instruction Thesaurus • synonyms vs antonyms • realism vs idealism Encyclopedia

  6. Information Details • Types of information • Information Format • Quality of information • Impact of information • Sources of information

  7. Types of Information • Critical analysis • Unbiased • Someone’s opinion • Current • Historical

  8. Types of Information • Factual • Brief and answers specific questions • Sources for Factual Information • Encyclopedias • Statistic compilations • almanacs • Analytical • Analytical interpretation to form a conclusion • Sources for Analytical Information • Books • Articles

  9. Types of Information • Subjective • One person’s opinion • Editorial • Objective • Many points of view • Intended to be unbiased • News reporters

  10. Types of Information • Current • Most recent dated • Cancer research • Historical • Early recorded information • Edison’s light bulb Dates are extremely important when viewing information

  11. Types of Information • Scholarly • Academic • Written or reviewed by experts in their fields • Popular • General Interest • Written by publication staff writers

  12. Types of Information • Primary • Original information • Creative work-Diary of Anne Frank • Interview/speech- Letter from president • Secondary • One or more steps removed. • Articles in communication that are secondary information to earlier event • Analytical interpretation of primary source

  13. Information Format • Printed material • Electronic materials • Microfilms • Audio/Video • Images/Art

  14. Quality of information • Traditional library resources • Evaluated by librarians and information specialists • Library databases • Criteria established by organization or company producing the databases • Web sites • Never assume quality in web sites

  15. Impact of information • Business • Use of websites for policies (company intranet) and doing business • Social • Use of websites to connect (Facebook) • Family • Cell phone connect • News

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