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    This document discusses information literacy and its key elements. Information literacy refers to the ability to recognize when information is needed and locate, evaluate, use, and communicate it effectively. The six elements of information literacy are: identifying information needs, finding information sources, accessing information, evaluating information quality, organizing information, and communicating information. An information literate person can recognize their need for information, locate and access it, assess and evaluate it, and use it effectively. The document also covers ethics in information use such as giving proper credit, respecting privacy, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    This document discusses information literacy and its key elements. Information literacy refers to the ability to recognize when information is needed and locate, evaluate, use, and communicate it effectively. The six elements of information literacy are: identifying information needs, finding information sources, accessing information, evaluating information quality, organizing information, and communicating information. An information literate person can recognize their need for information, locate and access it, assess and evaluate it, and use it effectively. The document also covers ethics in information use such as giving proper credit, respecting privacy, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    This document discusses information literacy and its key elements. Information literacy refers to the ability to recognize when information is needed and locate, evaluate, use, and communicate it effectively. The six elements of information literacy are: identifying information needs, finding information sources, accessing information, evaluating information quality, organizing information, and communicating information. An information literate person can recognize their need for information, locate and access it, assess and evaluate it, and use it effectively. The document also covers ethics in information use such as giving proper credit, respecting privacy, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    INFORMATION

    LITERACY
    INFORMATION
    •it is defined as facts or
    details about a subject.
    •today it is just at the tip of
    the user’s fingertips.
    INFORMATION LITERACY
    •it refers to the ability to
    recognize when information
    is needed and to locate,
    evaluate, effectively use and
    communicate information in
    its various form.
    ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY
    1. Information Needs
    2. Sources of Information
    3. Access to the Information
    4. Evaluate information
    5. Organize information
    6. Communicate information
    Information need- is defined as the
    motivation people think and feel to seek
    information, classified into two

    Information demands – refers to the


    requirement of information

    Information wants – deals with the desire


    to have the information
    INFORMATION NEEDS
    - What information do you need?

    SOURCES OF INFORMATION
    - Where will you get them?

    ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION


    - How will you access them?
    EVALUATE INFORMATION
    - How will you check the quality of
    information?
    ORGANIZE INFORMATION
    - How will you organize and store them?

    COMMUNICATE INFORMATION
    - How will you create and communicate
    them?
    An information literate individual has the
    following:

    1. Able to recognize the need for


    information
    2. Ability to locate and access
    3. Able to assess and evaluate
    4. Ability to use the needed information
    effectively
    TERMINOLOGIES TO CONSIDER
    WHILE GATHERING INFORMATION:
    1. PLAGIARISM
    2. COMMON KNOWLEDGE
    3. INTERPRETATION
    4. QUOTATION
    5. PARAPHRASE
    PLAGIARISM
    - Using other people’s words and
    ideas without clearly acknowledging
    the source of the information
    COMMON KNOWLEDGE
    - are facts that can be found in
    numerous places and are likely to be
    widely known

    Example:
    Rodrigo Duterte is the current
    President of the Republic of the
    Philippines.
    INTERPRETATION
    - are ideas or opinions that can
    only be a fact when a source or a
    reference is available

    Example: Michael Jordan is the


    greatest basketball player ever to
    have played the game.
    QUOTATION
    - using someone’s words directly

    Example: According to John


    Smith in The New York Times,
    “37% of all children under the age
    of 10 live below the poverty line”.
    PARAPHRASE
    - Using someone’s ideas, but
    rephrasing them in your own words

    * *Although you will use your


    own words, you must still
    acknowledge the source of info.**
    The Communication of Information
    • If information gives meaning to a subject
    then it is operationally defined as transfer
    of meaning.
    • Meltzer said that communication of
    information requires an understanding of
    the data. Transferring information from
    one party to another cannot be considered
    communication of info. if data is not
    understood.
    end
    The Ethical Use
    of Information
    Ethics

    • Branch of philosophy that involves


    systematizing, defending and recommending
    concepts of right and wrong conduct.

    • It gives a predetermined set of guidelines based


    on a code of morality that people in the society
    will follow.
    The ff. should be observed
    • Give credit where credit is due
    • Practice due diligence
    • Respect everyone’s privacy
    • Separate facts from opinion

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