Title The information literacy user's guide : an open, online textbook / Deborah Bernnard, Greg Bobish, Jenna Hecker, Irina Holden, Allison Hosier, Trudi Jacobson, Tor Loney, and Daryl Bullis ; edited by Greg Bobish and Trudi Jacobson

Published Geneseo, NY : Published by Open SUNY Textbooks, Milne Library, State University of New York at Geneseo, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Open SUNY Textbooks Open SUNY Textbooks Contents Identify : understanding your information need -- Scope : knowing what is available -- Plan : developing research strategies -- Gather : finding what you need -- Evaluate : assessing your research process and findings -- Manage : organizing information effectively and ethically -- Present : sharing what you've learned -- Visual literacy : applying information literacy to visual materials -- Science literacy : information literacy in the sciences Summary "The Information Literacy User's Guide is based on two current models in information literacy: The 2011 version of The Seven Pillars Model, developed by the Society of College, National and University Libraries in the United Kingdom and the conception of information literacy as a metaliteracy, a model developed by one of this book's authors in conjunction with Thomas Mackey, Dean of the Center for Distance Learning at SUNY Empire State College. These core foundations ensure that the material will be relevant to today's students. The Information Literacy User's Guide introduces students to critical concepts of information literacy as defined for the information-infused and technology-rich environment in which they find themselves. This book helps students examine their roles as information creators and sharers and enables them to more effectively deploy related skills. This textbook includes relatable case studies and scenarios, many hands-on exercises, and interactive quizzes."--Provided by publisher Notes Resource simultaneously available in PDF and EPUB files Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Information literacy -- Textbooks Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher) EDUCATION -- General. Information literacy Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher) Genre/Form Textbooks Form Electronic book Author Bobish, Greg, author, editor. Hecker, Jenna, author. Holden, Irina, author. Hosier, Allison, author. Jacobson, Trudi E., 1957- author, editor. Loney, Tor, author. Bullis, Daryl, author. Open SUNY Textbooks, publisher. ISBN 9780989722629 0989722627 9780989722629 0989722627

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