{"id":224,"date":"2023-09-19T20:07:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/chapter\/information-literacy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T00:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:21:55","slug":"information-literacy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/chapter\/information-literacy\/","title":{"raw":"Learn It 4.4.1 Evaluating Information Sources","rendered":"Learn It 4.4.1 Evaluating Information Sources"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand the seven main aspects of information literacy<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand the importance of evaluating sources and identifying biases<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand the CRAAP (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) method for evaluating sources<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Learn how to effectively integrate sources into your writing<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Information Literacy<\/h2>\r\n<p>The American Library Association defines information literacy as the ability to \"recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.\"[footnote]American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)[\/footnote]<\/p>\r\n<p>The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) 7 Pillars of Information Literacy provides a framework strategy for assembling material for your research project. If you follow this strategy, you can consider yourself information literate!<\/p>\r\n<p>The pillars are:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><strong>Identify<\/strong> what you need to find out.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Assess<\/strong> current knowledge, identify your personal knowledge gaps, and understand what types of information are available.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Plan<\/strong>\u00a0where you'll locate data and how you'll use it.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Gather<\/strong> data needed, keeping track of where you found your information.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Evaluate <\/strong>both your research process and the information you find; compare and analyze data.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Manage<\/strong> the information you've gathered professionally and ethically, making sure to cite all of your sources.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Present<\/strong> the knowledge you've gained, disseminate information to others, and apply your knowledge to your life.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<section class=\"textbox proTip\">\r\n<p>Try using the acronym <strong>IAP GEMP<\/strong> to remember the 7 Pillars of Information Literacy!<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p>Once you've evaluated your personal skill set, you can identify gaps in your current material or sources. This can be particularly helpful when determining whether any primary source research is required, and especially whether you would need to conduct any of your own fieldwork (i.e., surveys, interviews, observations, etc.).<\/p>\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\">\r\n<p>[ohm2_question height=\"500\"]14725[\/ohm2_question]<\/p>\r\n<\/section>","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the seven main aspects of information literacy<\/li>\n<li>Understand the importance of evaluating sources and identifying biases<\/li>\n<li>Understand the CRAAP (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) method for evaluating sources<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to effectively integrate sources into your writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Information Literacy<\/h2>\n<p>The American Library Association defines information literacy as the ability to &#8220;recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.&#8221;<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)\" id=\"return-footnote-224-1\" href=\"#footnote-224-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) 7 Pillars of Information Literacy provides a framework strategy for assembling material for your research project. If you follow this strategy, you can consider yourself information literate!<\/p>\n<p>The pillars are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Identify<\/strong> what you need to find out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assess<\/strong> current knowledge, identify your personal knowledge gaps, and understand what types of information are available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan<\/strong>\u00a0where you&#8217;ll locate data and how you&#8217;ll use it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gather<\/strong> data needed, keeping track of where you found your information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluate <\/strong>both your research process and the information you find; compare and analyze data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage<\/strong> the information you&#8217;ve gathered professionally and ethically, making sure to cite all of your sources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Present<\/strong> the knowledge you&#8217;ve gained, disseminate information to others, and apply your knowledge to your life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<section class=\"textbox proTip\">\n<p>Try using the acronym <strong>IAP GEMP<\/strong> to remember the 7 Pillars of Information Literacy!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve evaluated your personal skill set, you can identify gaps in your current material or sources. 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