Mjbrewer8's List: Information Literacy

• • Definition of Information Literacy from Idaho University.
• Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how   the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate   the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques.

• • Instruction on how to access information by libraries and other important providers.
• Information Literacy constitutes the abilities to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use, and communicate information in its various formats. (SUNY Council of Library Directors, Information Literacy Initiative Committee, Final Report, September 30, 1997)
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  To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
• To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

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• • The most pressing aspect of checking annotations to confirm the points of literacy is considering who wrote it and why.
• When writing an annotation, you should consider who wrote it and why.