Information Literacy

The capacity to:

• find, evaluate, manage, curate, organise and share digital information
• interpret digital information for academic and professional/vocational purposes
• to review, analyse and re-present digital information in different settings.
• undertake a critical approach to evaluating information in terms of its provenance, relevance, value and credibility

To develop an understanding of the rules of copyright and open alternatives e.g. Creative Commons, and of the ability to reference digital works appropriately in different contexts.

Resources to support Students

• Library & Learning Resources: Information Skills 
• Learning and Research Librarians support students with finding, evaluating and managing information for their studies
• Library and Learning Resources Blog

Resources to support Staff

• Learning and Research Librarians can work with staff to develop contextualised workshops and online activities.

Diagrams for use with resources

To highlight that Information Literacy is being developed in a particular resource or class, the following diagrams can be used.

• Information Literacy-focused Framework Diagrams, to be used on front pages, for direct focus etc.
• Information Literacy-focused Caterpillar Diagrams, to be used in document footers etc.