InformationLiteracy

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This guide is designed to help you research information about Information Literacy. It includes an index of videos and websites that may be helpful in your research. Please contact us if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Information Literacy: How to find, select, and evaluate information=

The Association of College and Research Libraries defines [|Information Literacy] as "the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information". They define the 5 standards of Information Literacy as follows:

1. __Need to know__: What do I need to know? The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed. 2. __Find__: How do I find information on what I need to know? The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. 3. __Evaluate__: How do I evaluate information and incorporate it into my knowledge base? The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system. 4. __Use__: How do I use information to do something? The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. 5. __Ethical/Legal__: What are ethical and legal issues involved in using information? The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

=Videos=

__Films On Demand__
[|Information Literacy: the Perils of Online Research], providing definition of information literacy in the area of Internet use and explaining how to conduct solid online research by collecting information in an organized, efficient, and ethical way. (21 mins.)

__Otis College__
[|What is Information Literacy?] [|Information Literacy: Identify Your Sources]

__Pima Community College Library: 12 Part Information Literacy Series__
[|Info Literacy 1: Series Overview. 4:55 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 2: Selecting a Topic. 7:06 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 3: Types of Information. 8:01 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 4: Libraries and Library Web Sites. 9:13 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 5: Using a Library Catalog. 7:09 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 6: Locating Materials in the Library. 6:42 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 7: Online Reference Databases. 8:46 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 8: Online Periodical Databases. 9:55 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 9: Browsing and searching the web. 9:03 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 10: Evaluating Information Sources. 7:52 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 11: Plagiarism and Citation Styles. 7:25 minutes.] [|Info Literacy 12: Finding Information about Literature. 7:57 minutes.]

__University of Washington's iSchool: [|Project Information Literacy]:__
[|PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 1: Wikipedia] [|PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 2: Procrastination] [|PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 3: Frustrations] [|PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 4: Strategies] [|PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 5: Finding Context]

=Websites=

[|Roxbury Community College Tutorials for Doing Research] Includes tutorials on:
 * How to search the RCC Online Catalog
 * How to Find Materials on Shelf
 * How to Search RCC Databases
 * Quick Study: Library Research Guide

[|Roxbury Community College Online Reference Tools]

[|Clark College Information Literacy Tutorials] Includes tutorials on:
 * The Research Process
 * Primary and Secondary Sources
 * Google and Wikipedia
 * Plagarism

=Citing Sources: Style Guides=

__[|APA Style Tutorial]__ [|Duke Library Guide to Assembling a List of Works Cited] [|Laguardia Community College Library MLA and APA citation style] [|The Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide] [|The Owl at Purdue: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide]

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Research guide prepared on June 30, 2011 by Autumn Haag: ahaag@rcc.mass.edu