Understanding information literacy

Information, Meta-Cognitive Understanding and Information Literacy Strategy

Parental literacy level and understanding of medical information.

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the impact of literacy level on parents' understanding of medical information and ability to follow therapy prescribed for their children. DESIGN/METHODS A prospective cohort of parents accompanying their children for acute care. Parents were interviewed about demographic status, their child's health, and use of pediatric preventive services. The Rapid Estimate of Adult...

Perspectives on information literacy: a framework for conceptual understanding

Information literacy, 40 years since the term was coined, remains a conceptually contested aspect of library and information science research. This paper uses a review of the literature related to the concept of information literacy to identify three different perspectives, their historical origins, and connection to library and information science practice. The three conceptualisations we iden...

Information literacy.

The minutes of the October 24, 2003 meeting were approved as distributed. Announcements: J. Violette distributed a summary table of this year's Special Needs Funds requests. The Library Subcommittee will review the requests at the next meeting. J. Violette will distribute copies of the applications along with Larry Griffin's notes prior to the meeting. J. Violette distributed a copy of the draf...

information literacy in schools

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