Definition adopted 2011:
“Information literate people will demonstrate an awareness of how they gather, use, manage, synthesise and create information and data in an ethical manner and will have the information skills to do so effectively.”
The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy
- Identify - Identity a personal need for information
- Scope - Assess current knowledge and identify gaps
- Plan - Construct strategies for locating information and data
- Gather - Locate and access the information and data needed
- Evaluate - Review the research process and compare and evaluate information and data
- Manage - Organize information professionally and ethically
- Present - Present the results of research, synthesize new and old information and data to create new knowledge and disseminate it in various ways
