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What is Information Literacy?
Information Literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, all learning environments, and to all levels of education. The information literate person is able to recognize when information is needed, and, in an ethical manner, has the ability to locate, manage, evaluate, and use information for research, decision-making, and continued professional development.
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education »
Assignment Ideas Fostering Information Literacy Skills
Finding Related Sources using Bibliographies: Students find an article for their topic and then, from that article, try to locate other articles listed in the bibliography. More Ideas »
Information Literacy Standards
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), in concert with Middle States, developed a set of performance standards, each comprised of multiple skills, that define an information literate college graduate.
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Information Literacy Work Group
The Information Literacy Work Group was created to promote and assist in the development and implementation of IL objectives college-wide.
Contact Callie Bergeris at ext. 2227 or other IL Work Group members: Joe Balducci, Adrienne Franco, or Gabriela Johnson with questions, comments, or suggestions.