USD Information Literacy Lessons: Page 4

Why it is important for you to acquire research skills?

Information Literacy and the Lifelong Learner

What is Information Literacy? 

>> Information Literacy Versus Information Technology Skills

Research Strategy

Rules of Thumb in Doing Research

The Research Process

Where to Find Information in Your Library

Finding Reference Books and Monographs

Finding Periodical Literature

Scholarly Journals

Popular Magazines

Newspapers

Trade Magazines/Journals

What to Do With an Article Citation

Additional Web Resources

What About Web Research?

A Sample Search

A Sample Search, Continued

Desire2Learn IL Exercise

Information technology skills are those needed to manipulate files and data using a computer. They consist of the following types of skills:

• Basic computer skills
• Computer literacy
• Technology competencies

Information literacy is the set of skills required to find, evaluate, and use information.

• Information literacy skills are applicable to both online information sources, which require the use of a computer, and paper information sources, such as books and periodicals.
• An information-literate person has computer skills, but a computer-literate person is not necessarily information-literate (Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, ACRL, 11 May, 2010, http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm)

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