Research Guides: Information Literacy in Business Courses: Information Literacy

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.”

To be information literate one needs skills not only in research but in critical thinking.

Information Literacy Research Skills

Identify an information need and develop a research strategy
Locate and access information effectively and efficiently
Evaluate and critically analyze information sources
Organize, communicate and use information ethically

Information Literacy Framing Concepts

Authority is constructed and contextual
Information creation as a process
Information has value
Research as inquiry
Scholarship as conversation
Searching as strategic exploration

The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

Authorit is Constructed & Contextual

Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
Infographics for the Framework from Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library at Bucknell University