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Finding and Evaluating Credible Information Sources in the Digital World Presented by Molly Galm, Director of Library Services Nancy Filkins, Library Coordinator Sarah Breems, Library Coordinator Introduction Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. Chicago: American Library Association, 1989. Information Literacy: ability to sort through the vast amount of source materials now available to anyone with Internet access, and to discern what’s trustworthy and what is questionable. Gordon, Dan. “Return to Sender.” THE Journal 38.3 (2011): 1-6. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2011. Bloom’s Taxonomy Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering K-12 Iowa Core Curriculum - K-12 21st Century Skills American Association of School Librarians - Task Force on Information Literacy Standards ACRL Standards Association of College and Research Libraries Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Standard One: The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed. Standard Two: The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. ACRL Standards Standard Three: The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system. Standard Four: The information literate student, individually or a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. ACRL Standards Standard Five: The information literate student understands many of the economic , legal and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/i nformationliteracycompetency.cfm#stan ERIAL ERIAL (Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries) Project “Incredible Credibility” NCC Library Homepage Kathy Shrock’s 5 W’s of Evaluating Web Sites The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation Who? Who wrote the pages and are they an expert? Is a biography of the author included? How can I find out more about the author? The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation What? What does the author say is the purpose of the site? What else might the author have in mind for the site? What makes the site easy to use? What information is included and does this information differ from other sites? The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation When? When was the site created? When was the site last updated? The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation Where? Where does the information come from? Where can I look to find out more about the sponsor of the site? The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation Why? Why is this information useful for my purpose? Why should I use this information? Why is this page better than another? If not Google, then where? Iowa AEA Online Resources State of Iowa Library Online Resources Ethical Information Use Copyright http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/vnews/display.v/S EC/Educators%7CCopyright%3E%3EStudents Plagiarism