Defining Information Literacy in a Digital Age
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 212
Abstract
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Presentation Description
In this presentation, I explore two trends in student research behavior in the digital age. First, I examine the changing nature of advocacy on the Web and discuss how digital advocacy is influencing students’ researching and writing practices. Second, I discuss the practice of power browsing for information on today’s Web and how this information gathering strategy limits student research and writing. I conclude by inviting discussion from attendees on ways to address these two trends in information literacy in the digital age.
Keywords
Information literacy, Digital advocacy, Research skills, Writing skills, Power browsing
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
McClure, Randall, "Defining Information Literacy in a Digital Age" (2009). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 80.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2009/2009/80
Defining Information Literacy in a Digital Age
Room 212
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