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Information Literacy

The library is here to provide you with the resources and services that you need to further develop your information literacy skills.

To be information literate, a person must be able to, "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." 

Source: ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy

Information Has Value

Information has value. One aspect of information literacy is understanding and acknowledging the value of information. 

Three practices for valuing information:

  • Giving credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation
  • Understanding that intellectual property is a legal and social construct that varies by culture
  • Articulating the purpose and distinguishing characteristics of copyright, fair use, open access, and the public domain

Source: Association of College and Research Libraries ACRL, 2015, para. 2.