To that end, academic computing and the library co-sponsored a pilot project in June. Faculty covered the same tools, as well as statistics software and Internet resources, complete with website bibliographies for their individual academic disciplines. The response was most positive. The course was very informative. The distinction is important.
Information literacy involves the ability to find, evaluate, and critically review material.
Computing literacy focuses on developing skills that today are a necessary corollary to the quality education traditionally associated with Jesuit education. The incorporation of electronic resources has hardly replaced the book. The volume of information available electronically can also pose problems. Because the avenues for finding information on databases and the Web are so tremendous, students can easily be tempted to ignore print sources that may be equally important.