Information Competency, or Literacy, is the ability
for students to Find, Evaluate, Use, and
Communicate information in a variety of formats.
It is essential for success in college and in life.
In order to be able to find, evaluate, use, and communicate
information, students must be able to demonstrate the following
skills in an integrated process:
- State a research question, problem, or issue.
- Determine information requirements in various disciplines for
the research questions, problems, or issues.
- Use information technology tools to locate and retrieve
relevant information.
- Organize information.
- Analyze and evaluate information.
- Communicate using a variety of information technologies.
- Understand the ethical and legal issues surrounding
information and information technology.
- Apply the skills gained in information competency to enable
lifelong learning.
From INFORMATION COMPETENCY IN THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, by the Counseling and Library Faculty Issues
Committee, 1996-97
<http://www.academicsenate.cc.ca.us/Publications/Papers/Info_competency.html>
Links to some valuable Information Competency websites:
ACRL Information Literacy Competency
Standards for Higher Education
Information Competency in the
California Community Colleges
Research Begins @ the Library-
Cerritos College Library Orientations
Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
(TILT)
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