OBJECTIVES

• Define elements of information.

• Recognize pertinent guide questions leading to information literacy.
• Create a log of the stages and elements of information literacy in a given
scenario.
• Identify the importance of proper sourcing of data
• Validate information
• Value the ethical use of communicating information
 WHO IS THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN
YOUR LIFE?
WHAT IS INFORMATION?
 INFORMATION DEFINED
• Data that has been collected, processed, and
interpreted in order to be presented in a useable
form.
• Cover processed data, knowledge derived from study,
experience, instruction, signals or symbols.
• Used to describe Knowledge of specific events or
situations
WHY DO YOU NEED
INFORMATION?
WHERE DO YOU SEARCH
INFORMATION?
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE
ACCURACY OF
INFORMATION?
HOW DO YOU USE
INFORMATION?
HOW DO YOU USE
INFORMATION?
HOW WILL YOU
COMMUNICATE
INFORMATION?
ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY
 LET’S HAVE MENTAL CALISTHENICS
“According to the weather forecast, there is no typhoon.
However, your locality is experiencing heavy rainfall,
while some parts in your province /region are already
flooded. There are reported incidents of landslide,
evacuation, stranded vehicles and drowning. As a
student, what are you going to do?”
ETHICAL USE OF INFORMATION
•Plagiarism
•Common knowledge
•Interpretation
•Quotation
•Paraphrase
LEGAL IMPLICATION OF PLAGIARISM
•Ideas themselves are not copyrightable
•The artistic expression of an idea automatically falls
under copyright when it is created.
•Fair Use
•subjective and can vary from country to country.
•Needs to be attributed to the owner
 HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
• Submit your own work for publication. You need to cite even your own work.
• Put quotation marks around everything that comes directly from the text and cite the source.
• Paraphrase, but be sure that you are not simply rearranging or replacing a few words and cite the
source.
• Keep a source journal, a notepad, or note cards- annotated bibliographies can be especially
beneficial
• Use the style manual in properly citing sources
• Get help from the writing center or library
TIME TO APPLY WHAT YOU
HAVE LEARNED.
 YOUR GROUP IS TASKED TO
PLAN AN ACADEMIC TRIP. LIST
PERTINENT INFORMATION ON
TWO POSSIBLE
DESTINATIONS (SOMEWHERE IN
THE COUNTRY OR ABROAD)
 MORE TASK TO DO
•Write a 200 word essay about with the theme “ knowledge is
power to an information literate individual” the essay should
contain the following parts
• Introduction
• Body
• Synthesis
• References
SAMPLE FORMAT
Name:__________________Section:______

TITLE
Additional Instructions:
Introduction
Use Arial 11
Body Long Bond Paper ( 1 page only)
1 inch margin on all side ( no border)
Synthesis 1.5 spacing

References: