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Information Literacy for First Year Students: 1. WHAT AND WHY

Information Literacy Programme for first year students. Start with "Home" and finish with "Unit 7: Information Identity" Assistance to enrol, click here Blackboard user

What is information literacy?

"Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning” (ACRL, 2000).
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Why information literacy?

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Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
Filed by the ACRL Board on February 2, 2015. Adopted by the ACRL Board, January 11, 2016