Building blocks for information literacy

Authors

Judi Repman, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Randal D. Carlson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Downs, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-5-2017

Publication Title

Education Libraries

DOI

10.26443/el.v25i2.175

Abstract

Information Literacy includes a range of strategies and skills that are critical for educators in the 21st century. This article focuses on a module developed to provide instruction related to one important set of Information Literacy skills: web searching. Key concepts relevant to basic web searching strategies, web searching tools and the use of pathfinder pages are defined and discussed. Examples of different tools and strategies are presented along with practice activities.

Comments

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Recommended Citation

Repman, Judi, Randal D. Carlson, Elizabeth Downs. 2017. "Building blocks for information literacy." Education Libraries, 25 (2): 22-25: Special Libraries Association-Education Division. doi: 10.26443/el.v25i2.175
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/leadership-facpubs/206