Why is information literacy important in a knowledge society?

How do you feel when starting a research project?

How would you like to feel when starting a research project?

In your personal life, what kinds of information are you likely to need?

In your academic career or professional life, what information might you need?

Information Literacy

1. Information Literacy: Critical Skills for a Changing World
2. Information Literacy as a Liberal Art

1. T is for Critical Thinking - John Henderson
2. Critical Thinking - Academic Success Center, Oregon State U.
3. Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies

George Waldner YCP President

 "It has been said that education is about two fundamental purposes.  One is making a life, and the other is making a living. It seems to me that information technology holds the key to both of those traditional educational objectives.

In terms of making a life, the world of information systems opens us up to worlds of data, worlds of insights that otherwise would be very difficult for us to obtain.  And so developing the skills to access information . . . certainly helps to prepare one to live a more meaningful and broad life that otherwise would be the case.

The other objective of education is about making a living.  And clearly there is a very strong applicability of topics covered in this course on information literacy to the demands of the contemporary workplace and especially to the workplace of the future."