Description
This book examines the various types of literacy that are important in the Digital Age of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources in a variety of formats. According to the American Library Association (www.ala.org), “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. Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. Information literacy is an umbrella term that includes a variety of specific competencies: cultural literacy, library literacy, computer literacy, network literacy, and media literacy. Each topic addressed in the book includes contextual background information, basic concepts, a resource list, exercises and activities to reinforce the important learning concepts addressed in each chapter.
- Based on content, resources, assignments, and exercises developed for an academic information literacy course
- In addition to scholarly content on particular topics, each chapter will include practical applications and activities related to information literacy concepts
Chapter
1 What is information literacy?
Models of information literacy
What does research indicate about information literacy?
Why is it important to be information literate?
Origins of culture: oral tradition
3 Library literacy: history, types, and roles
4 Library literacy: information sources, classification systems
What primary sources can be found in libraries?
What secondary and tertiary sources can be found in libraries?
How are resources organized and arranged in a library or archive?
How are resources classified and cataloged in a library or archive?
How can one search for materials in a library or archive?
5 Ethical literacy: scholarly communication and the academic code of conduct
What is the ‘invisible college’?
Scholarly publication cycle
How can one distinguish between scholarly journals and popular magazines?
Accreditation and the academic code of conduct
6 Network literacy: database searching
How does one search a database?
Evaluating information sources
7 Computer literacy: computer hardware and software
How did the computer develop?
What is the difference between computer hardware and software?
8 Network literacy: the Internet and the World Wide Web
When and why was the first computer network developed?
ARPAnet -> NSFnet -> Internet
What is the World Wide Web?
What will the Web be in the future? Web 3.0: the semantic web
Web directories and search engines
9 Media literacy and visual literacy
What are ‘old media’ and ‘new media’?
What is computer-mediated communication?
Digital multimedia collections
Early influences on Western governments
Examples of Western governments
What is financial literacy?
12 Writing a research paper
How does one begin to write a formal research paper?
Top tips for evaluating information on the Web
Appendix 1
Information Competency Assessment
Instrument
Appendix 2 Information Literacy Assessment Trial Study of Students in the 11th Grade in Mississippi
Appendix 3
An Examination of the Scholarly
Literature Related to School Libraries
and Their Impact on Student
Achievement
Appendix 4
A Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarly
Literature Related to Information
Literacy and Critical Thinking
1 What is information literacy?
3 Library literacy: history, types, and roles
4 Library literacy: information sources, classification systems
5 Ethical literacy: scholarly communication and the academic code of conduct
6 Network literacy: database searching
7 Computer literacy: computer hardware and software
8 Network literacy: the Internet and the World Wide Web
9 Media literacy and visual literacy
12 Writing a research paper
Appendix 1
Information Competency Assessment
Instrument
Appendix 2 Information Literacy Assessment Trial Study of Students in the 11th Grade in Mississippi
Appendix 3
An Examination of the Scholarly
Literature Related to School Libraries
and Their Impact on Student
Achievement
Appendix 4
A Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarly
Literature Related to Information
Literacy and Critical Thinking
Information Literacy in the Digital Age
：An Evidence-Based Approach
( Chandos Information Professional Series )
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