information literacy skills and college students

1. INFORMATION LITERACY Image credit: jeltovski at morguefile.com

2. “ Information literacy is the key to solving problems, acting ethically, planning for the future and preparing for change.” Canadian Library Association

3. Ex: Summarize the contributions of 2-3 major 18 th century French painters in a 5 page essay . “ I know a little about Matisse, but that's it!” 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed “ I need to find out about 2 other major French painters and summarize what they did.” According to www.big6.com

4. 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources 3.1 Locate sources and find information Google? Database? Books?

5. 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information

6. 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency )

7. BLOOM'S TAXONOMY Image credit:

9. Types of information literacy* (Shapiro and Hughes, 1996) RESOURCE PUBLISHING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOCIO-STRUCTURAL TOOL CRITICAL RESEARCH

13. Understand & use IT research tools Quantitative analysis software RESEARCH LITERACY

19. EVALUATING WEB RESOURCES

20. WHY IS EVALUATING INTERNET INFORMATION IMPORTANT?

25. How long can your information stay online? (beware of Google cache!)

27. AUTHORITY

30. WHOIS NOT FOOLPROOF —Owner can use privacy or masking option .

31. LACK OF AUTHORITY: www.martinlutherking.org who's in charge?

32. Actual source..... a white supremacy group

33. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ...authority check...

34. Keep scrolling....

35. There it is.

36. C U R R E N C Y Image credit:wikimedia.org

39. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS (CURRENCY--site updated regularly)

40. Objectivity [insert graphic] OBJECTIVITY

42. BBC: Capital Punishment Site (multiple viewpoints, non-biased text, appropriate language)

43. Fox news website (biased language)

44. ACCURACY : Photo courtesy of

46. WebMD: drug information can be researched and verified

47. The Flat Earth Society (not so accurate)

48. APPEARANCE

51. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS website is user-friendly: consistent navigation, no ads

52. Wikipedia: Anyone can edit it. They also solicit donations.

57. Site evaluation sheets: 1. Decide which site is reputable and which is not (one is a hoax site). 2. Give 2 examples for each of why or why not that include authority, accuracy, objectivity, appearance or currency . Example: Site A is not a good resource because.... 2-3 minutes.

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