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“Information literacy is the ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to reach and express informed views and to engage fully with society.”
(CILIP, 2018)

More Information & Definitions

• Information Literacy CILIP Information Literacy Group
• Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education ALA
• Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum CONUL

• Understand the need to use information and define your research topic
• Identify the range of information resources available
• Locate and access information using different library collections
• Use search tools to locate relevant information by applying effective search strategies
• Identify and use subject specific library databases
• Use information independently and critically
• Locate and evaluate quality information on the web
• Cite information and use it in a responsible and ethical manner

Example:

The library at LIT has produced a 3-level information literacy framework to assist the development of its IL programmes aimed at First/Second year Undergraduate students, Final year Undergraduate students and finally Postgraduate/Research students.

• For each level of the framework, an indicative set of learning outcomes has been developed, which includes relevant assessment and evaluation techniques.
• As the students advance through their academic programmes, this framework will enable them to progressively build their skills.
• The framework will also facilitate collaboration with academic departments and help integrate IL skills into the curriculum.