Transcript Presentation_Intro to Information Literacy

Introduction to
Information Literacy
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Case study
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Meet Jane!
Jane is a parliamentary researcher who
has been asked by an MP to write a report
about use of vaccines in Africa
Jane prepares the report… but the MP is
not happy
He complains that:
– some of it is based on unreliable sources
such as anti-vaccine lobby groups
– Some of the data is over ten years old
– Some of the information concerns vaccine
use in Europe not in Africa
– Some key sources such as the World
Health Organisation have not been
consulted
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Case study cont.
Why do you think
Jane did not use
better information?
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What is Information Literacy?
IL is a set of abilities
requiring individuals to
recognize when
information is needed
and have the ability to
locate, evaluate and
use effectively the
information needed
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“Seven pillars” of Information Literacy
1. Recognizing an information need
2. Distinguishing ways of addressing information gaps
3. Constructing strategies of locating information required
4. Locating and assessing
information
5. Comparing and evaluating
found information
6. Organising, applying and
communicating
7. Synthesising and creating
new knowledge
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An Information Literate Person is one
who can…
1. Know the extent of information needed.
2. Access the needed information effectively and
efficiently.
3. Critically evaluate information and its sources.
4. Incorporate the selected information into her
knowledge base.
5. Use information effectively to accomplish a specific
purpose (eg. solve a problem, add new knowledge).
6. Understand the economic, legal and social issues
surrounding the accessed information and so use
the information ethically and legally.
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Information Literacy involves:
•What is the
definition of
each of these?
•Give examples
of each
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Lifelong learning
• What is lifelong
learning?
• Do people need to
learn how to learn?
• Information Literacy is
the key to lifelong
learning
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This workshop
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Slide 9
Recognising information need
Defining an information problem
Searching for information
Evaluating information
Gathering information at school
Think back to when you were at school…
– Why did you need new
information?
– Where did you get
information from?
– Were you encouraged
to ask questions?
– Did you ‘critically
evaluate’ the
information from your
teacher?
– If not, why not?
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Gathering information at school
• When we were
at school, many
of us learnt ‘by
rote’
• We were not
encouraged to
ask questions
and investigate
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Gathering information now
Discuss with a partner
• Has your experience at school affected your
information seeking behaviour as an adult?
• Are you curious to find out new information or
do you tend to accept what you are told?
• What attitudes prevent you from seeking
information?
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Asking questions is good!
• The first step to
being information
literate is being
curious
• Asking questions
and seeking new
information is how
you will continue
to learn and
develop
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