Literacy News

News about literacy and the benefits of reading.

2007-08-30 5:00

Badobson: /* another conception of information literacy */ - capitalization.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
Email This Post Email This Post

Another conception of information literacy - - Capitalization. ← Older revision Revision as of 17:22, 28 August 2007 Line 58: Line 58: This conception, used primarily in the library and information studies field, and rooted in the concepts of library instruction and bibliographic instruction, is the ability “to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information” (Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. 1989, p. 1). In this view, information literacy is the basis for life-long learning, and an information literate person is one who: This conception, used primarily in the library and information studies field, and rooted in the concepts of library instruction and bibliographic instruction, is the ability “to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information” (Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. 1989, p. 1). In this view, information literacy is the basis for life-long learning, and an information literate person is one who: -* recognizes that accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision making +* Recognizes that accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision making. -* recognizes the need for information +* Recognizes the need for information. -* knows how to locate needed information +* Knows how to locate needed information. -* formulates questions based on information needs +* Formulates questions based on information needs. -* identifies potential sources of information +* Identifies potential sources of information. -* develops successful search strategies +* Develops successful search strategies. …

More: continued here

    Related Posts:

    Technorati:

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

All brands and product names are trademarked or registered trademarks of their respective companies
Copyright of syndicated content belongs to it’s respective author or news organization - Original content is Copyright © 2001-2007 - My Search Portal - All Rights Reserved
Literacy News is powered by Wordpress and the Magellan theme - Email - Hosted at HostGator - Part of the JD Web Publishing Network