INFORMATION LITERACY

Lesson Objectives:
• Define information needs: can locate, access, assess, organize, and communicate
information.
• Demonstrate ethical use of information.
• Create an activity matrix applying the components of information.

We will be discussing:
INFORMATION?
LITERACY?
INFORMATION LITERACY?
INFORMATION LITERATE?

We will be discussing five(5) components of:

Information Literacy
Ethical Use of Information
Different Ways on Using Citations

INFORMATION LITERACY

• INFORMATION is the data that has been collected, processed, and interpreted in order to
presented in a usable form. In media world, information is often used to describe knowledge of
specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication, intelligence,
or news reports.

INFORMATION LITERACY

 LITERACY is the understanding of a specific subject.

 INFORMATION LITERACY is a means to express personal ideas, develop arguments, refute
the opinions of others, learn new things, or simply identify the truth or factual evidence
about a topic.

Importance of Information Literacy:

An Information Literate can:
1. Use the data to achieve a particular objective.
2. Access information ethically.
3. Use the information lawfully.
4. Collect the data into one's learning base.
5. Make the information useful and efficient.
6. Assess the data and source.

INFORMATION LITERATE REQUIRED SKILLS

1. To be able to find resources.
2. To be able to find information.
example: (1) Using URL's book marking, (2) Finding across multiple sources and
(3) Understanding and being able to locate what's more important,
and produce an importance ranking.
3. Ethical and responsible use of information
4. To communicate one's information
5. To be able to manage your information
6. To be able to examine results
How?
a. Check if the information is appropriate to the question, or task given
Find
b. Verify the authenticity and source Evaluate
c. Consistency of information given
Identify
d. The rate of having errors in the result

Apply
Acknowledge
5 Components of Information Literacy

IDENTIFY
• It is about identifying the nature and extent of the needed information.
Examples:
• Writing a Thesis Statement
• Creating a timeline of plan to complete on research paper
• Differentiating primary sources from secondary information

FIND
• It is about finding information effectively and efficiently.

Examples:
• Locating a book in the library using its call number
• Choosing best keywords or phrases in searching online or in a library database

EVALUATE
• It is the ability to evaluate information and its sources critically.
Examples:
• Reviewing multiple POV to construct a generalized opinion
• Exploring different sources of information (media source) to understand a concept
• Analyzing the logic and structure of arguments from speeches

APPLY
• It is the ability to apply information to achieve a purpose.
Examples:
• Paraphrase a quote to support an argument
• Integrate an article into a part of a research paper
• Download a file and incorporate it in a panel discussion

ACKNOWLEDGE
• It is the ability to acknowledge the sources of used information.
It is also includes the understanding of ethical legal and societal issues surrounding
information.
Examples:
• Creating in-text Citations and bibliographies
• Understanding Plagiarism
• Utilizing copyright, creative comments, public domains and fair use guidelines.

Copyright- protects owner of his right for use and distribution of original work for
lifetime plus 50 years

Public donation- after copyright expires, available for public domain and can be used for
free.
Fair use- limitation and exception to exclusive right granted by copyright law, no need to ask
permission (ex. Criticism, teaching, research and news reporting).