INFORMATION LITERACY - CLASSROOM ASIGNMENTS GUIDELINES

Provides specific information about a source used. Explains the content of the sources, assess their usefulness, and share this information with others who may be less familiar with the topic. It can de done according to MLA or APA style. Students have access to Databases and select scholarly article(s) to write a description of the content of the article(s).

AUTHORITY IS CONSTRUCTED AND CONTEXTUAL

Information resources reflect their creators’ expertise and credibility, and are evaluated based on the information need and the context in which the information will be used. Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types of authority.

KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES

• define different types of authority, such as subject expertise (e.g., scholarship), societal position (e.g., public office or title), or special experience (e.g., participating in a historic event);

• give credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation;

INFORMATION HAS A VALUE

Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination.

KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES

• define different types of authority, such as subject expertise (e.g., scholarship), societal position (e.g., public office or title), or special experience (e.g., participating in a historic event);

• give credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation;