LibGuides: Digital Book Displays: Information Literacy Awareness Month (October 2022)

What is Information Literacy?

Introduction to Information Literacy for Students

Media / News Literacy

Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies

Information Literacy and Libraries in the Age of Fake News

Data Literacy

97 Things about Ethics Everyone in Data Science Should Know

Science & Technology Literacy

From Skewed Studies to Sensational Stories

Research & Critical Thinking

100 Questions (and Answers) about Research Methods

The Student Survival Guide for Research Methods in Psychology

Research Methods in the Social Sciences: an a-Z of Key Concepts

About This Virtual Display

On October 1, 2009, President Barack Obama proclaimed October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month.

President Obama called for Americans to ".. be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age. Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it."

Suggested Web Resources

The Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook
The Information Literacy User's Guide introduces students to critical concepts of information literacy as defined for the information-infused and technology-rich environment in which they find themselves.
Presidential Proclamation National Information Literacy Awareness Month
The text of the official proclamation from The White House, Office of the Press Secretary.
Data Literacy Project
Organization that aims to "ignite discussion and develop the tools we need to shape a successful, data literate society."
Maps 101 (Stanford Libraries)
A guide from Stanford University designed to help users start thinking about maps in broad and interesting ways. Includes a "quick start guide to map analysis" with just the basics.
Personal Finance Defined: The Guide to Maximizing Your Money (Nerd Wallet)
Personal finance is the process of making money, saving money, building wealth and protecting assets.
(Mis)informed about what? What it means to be a science-literate citizen in a digital world
Research article from the National Academy of Science that discusses the meaning and importance of science literacy.
DigitalLearn.org
A project of the Public Library Association, DigitalLearn.org is an online hub for digital literacy support and training.
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers (Michael A. Caulfield)
Open access book that supplements generic information literacy with the specific web-based techniques that can get you closer to the truth on the web more quickly.

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