English Composition Open Educational Resources: Information Literacy

The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy : Core Model for Higher Education [pdf] provides a model for the development of information literacy as a student proceeds through their university courses. This paper describes each of the actions of the information literate student:

1. Identify the information need
2. Identify the scope of the information needed
3. Plan the search
4. Gather information
5. Evaluate the information in terms of validity and relevance
6. Manage the information
7. Present the information

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