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Information Literacy Toolkit

Integrating information literacy (IL) into coursework and programs.

Definition adopted 2011:

“Information literacy is a continuum of skills, behaviours, approaches and values that is so deeply entwined with the uses of information as to be a fundamental element of learning, scholarship and research. It is the defining characteristic of the discerning scholar, the informed and judicious citizen, and the autonomous learner.”

Ten Strands of Information Literacy

  1. Transition from School to Higher Education
  2. Becoming an Independent Learner
  3. Develop Academic Literacies
  4. Mapping and Evaluating the Information Landscape
  5. Resource Discovery in Your Discipline
  6. Managing Information
  7. Ethical Dimensions of Information
  8. Presenting and Communicating Knowledge
  9. Synthesizing Information and Creating New Knowledge
  10. Social Dimension of Information