added external link for Shapiro (1996) article ← Previous revision Revision as of 14:31, 29 April 2008 Line 5: Line 5: The [[American Library Association]]’s (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report states that, “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” [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm (1989)]. The [[American Library Association]]’s (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report states that, “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” [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm (1989)]. -Jeremy Shapiro & Shelley Hughes (1996) define information literacy as “A new liberal art that extends from knowing how to use computers and access information to critical reflection on the nature of information itself its technical infrastructure and its social, cultural, and philosophical context and impact.” +Jeremy Shapiro & Shelley Hughes (1996) define information literacy as “A new liberal art that extends from knowing how to use computers and access information to critical reflection on the nature of information itself its technical infrastructure and its social, cultural, and philosophical context and impact.” (from [http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewarticles/31231.html]) A goal of information literacy is to develop A goal of information literacy is to develop (Source: Information literacy – Revision history)

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