The Practical Value of Information Literacy in the Workplace
Channel: Abby A
Date: 2022-06-13

This video was produced for an information literacy course at the University of Ottawa's École School of Information Studies (ÉSIS). It is shared as an open education resource to be (re)used to teach viewers about the value of information literacy in the workplace. The video aims to briefly outline workplace literacy expectations for novice job seekers wanting to increase their employability. The video’s objective is to make (under)graduate students aware of the key information literacy skills that employers are looking for in new hires, and provide some suggested resources to improve or acquire these skills. The video is meant to be a starting point to build on students' awareness of information literacy skills and how these skills will be valuable in the workplace. This builds on the core concept of "Information Has Value" from the Association of College & Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2015).

Learning objectives include knowing why an employee needs information, where and how information can be found, and how information is used and presented in the workplace.

The video was produced using Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, Slidesgo and Screencast-o-matic.

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