CHAPER 3:

INFORMATION LITERACY
 LESSON 1
NATURE OF INFORMATION
 INFORMATION

• from the Latin word ‘informare’ which means "to give form,
shape or character to”.
• Responsible for integrating substance to everything around
us.
• Adhering sense to anything we sense.
 THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
INFORMATION

• Information provides richness to reality as stated by Borgmann (1999)

• Information is a great help in promoting a universal language for

people to share and understand.

• Twofold purpose: to name someone/something and to represent

reality.
 DECODING SIGNS

• Semiotic Theory by Roland Barthes: centers on signs and

how people decode and interpret them.
 INDICATORS
OF
INFORMATION LITERACY

• Information Literacy as defined by Association for College

and Research Libraries: Set of abilities requiring individuals
to recognize when information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information.
 SIX INDICATORS OF BEING INFORMATION
LITERATE (OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY,
2013):
1. Determine the extent of information needed.

2. Access the needed information effectively and efficiently.

3. Evaluate information and its sources critically.

4. Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base.

5. Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

6. Understand the economic, legal and social issuessurrounding the use of information, and access and
use information ethically and legally.
 LESSON 2
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
/ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION
 THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE

• Uses and Gratifications by Elihu Katz: states that people who

consume media have the right to choose whatever is
convenient to them.
 ASSESSING INFORMATION

When is an information "good" or "bad"?

• .org: advocacy website, not-for-profit organization

• .com: business or commercial site
• .net: site from a network organiztion or an internet service provider
• .edu: site affiliated with a higher education institution
• .gov: federal government site
 BASES IN ASSESSING THE INFORMATION
COMING FROM THE WEB:
1. Finding the Page

2. Authority of the Page

3. Accuracy and Objectivity of the Information

4. Updates of the Page

5. Functionality
All other sources have their own set of guidelines in order to safeguard information consumption.