WNMU Miller Library. Information Literacy is the ability to identify, retrieve, evaluate and use information appropriate to the need. The information literate person uses a variety of sources in all formats, including electronic, print, and microform.
Information literacy is an essential component in the educational development of each student.
The research process becomes increasingly challenging and demanding as technology advances. Students must be aware of the range of print and electronic resources, including networked databases, the World Wide Web, and other more traditional resources. Information literacy is not the same as computer literacy. An information literate person is one who has developed an effective information-gathering style based upon concepts and skills that free her or him to be an independent researcher. If you teach a course that contains a significant research component or is writing-intensive, you can design research assignments that help develop students' information literacy skills.