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Information Literacy
The American Library Association (ALA) defines information literacy as enabling an individual to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (ALA, 1989). The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Great Britain has a slightly broader view of the topic, which is “Information Literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner” (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, n.d.).
Although the ALA’s published information literacy definition informs how regional accrediting bodies, most notably the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and the Western Association of Schools and ...
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