Concise Guide to Information Literacy 2nd Edition by Scott Lanning eBook
ISBN-13: 978-1440851384
ISBN-10: 1440851387
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited; 2nd Edition (March 27, 2017)
This concise but information-packed text helps high school students in upper grade levels and lower division college and university students quickly master the basics of information literacy.
A student?s textbook and an instructional reference for educators: the second edition of Concise Guide to Information Literacy is both. It teaches students what information literacy is and why it is an important skill to develop?for their schoolwork as well as for success in life outside of school. The guide covers major areas in the information literacy process, including locating, evaluating, and applying information successfully. It also gives professors, teachers, and librarians a flexible text that can serve as the basis of a course in information literacy or research skills, a basic research guide for any information literacy course, or a supplemental text.
This second edition has been reorganized for greater ease of use based on the information literacy models consulted. All chapters have been fully updated and now include extended coverage of the topics that appeared in the first edition; additionally, a new chapter on managing information has been added.
Serves school and academic librarians and others in teaching basic information literacy skills to students
Helps students learn how to find, analyze, use, and process information quickly and efficiently
Supplies librarians and teachers with a concise textbook that is useful for student instruction and as a research guide
