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What is
Information Literacy ?
Information Literacy,
or Information Competency, briefly defined, is the ability to
locate, evaluate, and use information to become independent
life-long learners. We now live in what is often referred to as
the Information Age, a time when there is a wealth of information
available to us at every turn. As a consequence, we have found
ourselves in a world where information literacy is a set of skills
crucial to being an informed, independent critical thinker. Please
choose a section on the right in order to find out more.
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Information Literacy @ CUNY
Information
Literacy & Related CUNY Initiatives |
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Standards
Accreditation &
Discipline-Specific Standards |
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Assignments
Model
Information-Based Assignments & IL Tutorials |
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Assessment
Best Practices,
Taxonomies, Models & Rubrics for Assessment |
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Resources
Online Information
Literacy Resources & Bibliographies |
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Advocacy
Information
Literacy Presentations for Advocates |
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Contacts
Campus Contacts
for Information Literacy |
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