
Unfortunately, all students do not magically become information-literate
people upon entrance to college. Nor do they automatically become
information literate during their four years of study...unless, that is,
they are taught to be.
This is where the library and
teaching faculty at Blackwell
Library and at SU come in.
By combining strengths, both teaching and library faculty
are able to work together to help students see that information literacy
is not something that exists in a vacuum - indeed, that by becoming
information literate a student is able to better understand coursework,
produce better research papers, ask better questions, and access
necessary information with ease. |
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when
information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively
the needed information."
(ALA
Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report.) |