AI & Digital Life · 45 sec
Information literacy
A useful mental model for the technology shaping daily life.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
The Association of College and Research Libraries defines information literacy as a "set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information
- How it works
is produced and valued and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning".
- Why it matters
In the United Kingdom, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals' definition also makes reference to knowing both "when" and "why" information is needed.
Why this matters
Use Information literacy as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Use Information literacy as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Information literacy?
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
- Why it matters
The Association of College and Research Libraries defines information literacy as a "set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information