I have been thinking and thinking about how to begin my (re-vamped) blog. After pondering over the abundance of useful and interesting information that I have come across during ETL401, I decided that a good way to start this blog is to share some definitions of Information Literacy that I have come across, (whilst trying to choose just ONE for ETL401 Assignment 2) because there are SO many good ones out there…………
From my research and reading about Information literacy, it seems that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL’s) definition information literacy is popular, referring to Information Literacy as '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' (ACRL, 2000).
Others focus more on pointing out the personal attributes of a person who is information literate.
An example is that of the Australian Library and Information Association, which simply, and clearly states that 'an information literate person recognises when information is needed and can locate, access, evaluate and apply that information' (ALIA 2003).
Another is that of the American Library Association, who believe that information literate people 'have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any decision or task at hand " (ALA, Presidential Committee on Information Literacy Final Report, 1989).
Professor of Technology in Learning at Northern Arizona University, Christina Doyle also defines information literacy in terms of the attributes of a person. Her definition for information literacy is an integration of ALA's (1989) definition integrated with her own:
"Information Literacy is the ability to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of resources, to recognise when information is needed, and to know how to learn." (Doyle, C. 1994. Information literacy in an information society: A concept for the information age. Syracuse, NY: ERIC).
I am continually coming across more definitions of Information Literacy.……
now which one to choose !?! :-)
From my research and reading about Information literacy, it seems that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL’s) definition information literacy is popular, referring to Information Literacy as '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' (ACRL, 2000).
Others focus more on pointing out the personal attributes of a person who is information literate.
An example is that of the Australian Library and Information Association, which simply, and clearly states that 'an information literate person recognises when information is needed and can locate, access, evaluate and apply that information' (ALIA 2003).
Another is that of the American Library Association, who believe that information literate people 'have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any decision or task at hand " (ALA, Presidential Committee on Information Literacy Final Report, 1989).
Professor of Technology in Learning at Northern Arizona University, Christina Doyle also defines information literacy in terms of the attributes of a person. Her definition for information literacy is an integration of ALA's (1989) definition integrated with her own:
"Information Literacy is the ability to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of resources, to recognise when information is needed, and to know how to learn." (Doyle, C. 1994. Information literacy in an information society: A concept for the information age. Syracuse, NY: ERIC).
I am continually coming across more definitions of Information Literacy.……
now which one to choose !?! :-)
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