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What is information literacy?
1929 views | Last updated on Nov 24, 2014 Information Literacy
According to the American Library Association 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." Basically, it is five steps:
- Knowing you need information
- Accessing the information
- Evaluating the information found
- Using the information
- Ethical/legal treatment of the information