Information Literacy

Lesson 3
Information Literacy
• Information is the data that has been
collected, processed, and interpreted
in order to be presented in a usable
form. In media world, information is
often used to describe knowledge of
specific events or situations that has
been gathered or received by
communication, intelligence, or news
reports.
Information Literacy
• Literacy is the understanding of a
specific subject.
• Information Literacy is a means to
express personal ideas, develop
arguments, refute the opinions of
others, learn new things, or simply
identify the truth or factual
evidence about a topic.
Information Literacy
Importance:
An Information Literate can:
1.Use the data to achieve a
particular objective.
2.Access information ethically.
3.Use the information lawfully.
Information Literacy

4. Collect the data into one’s

learning base.
5. Make the information useful
and efficient.
6. Assess the data and sources.
Information Literate Required Skills

1.To be able to find resources.

2.To be able to find information.
examples: (1) Using URL’s book
marking, (2)Finding across multiple
sources and (3) understanding and
being able to locate what’s more
important, and produce an importance
ranking.
Information Literate Required Skills

3. Ethical and responsible use of

information
4. To communicate one’s
information
5. To be able to manage your
information.
Information Literate Required Skills
6. To be able to examine results
How?
a.Check if the information is appropriate
to the question, or task given.
b.Verify the authenticity and source.
c.Consistency of information given.
d.The rate of having errors in the result
 5 Components of information Literacy

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 • It is about identifying the
IDENTIF nature and extent of the
Y needed information.

Examples:
• Writing a Thesis Statement
• Creating a timeline of plan to complete
a research paper
• Differentiating primary sources from
secondary information
 • It is about finding
find information effectively
and efficiently.

Examples:
• Locating a book in the library using its
call number
• Choosing best keywords or phrases in
searching online or in a library database
 • It is the ability to
EVALUA evaluate information and
TE its sources critically.
Examples:
• Reviewing multiple POV to construct a
generalized opinion
• Exploring different sources of information
(media source) to understand a concept
• Analyzing the logic and structure of
arguments from speeches
 • It is the ability to apply
APPLY information to achieve a
purpose.
Examples:
• Paraphrase a quote to support an argument
• Integrate an article into a part of a
research paper
• Download a file and incorporate it in a panel
discussion
 • It is the ability to acknowledge
the sources of used information.
acknowledg It also includes the
e understanding of ethical legal
and societal issues surrounding
information.
Examples:
• Creating in-text citations and bibliographies
• Understanding plagiarism
• Utilizing copyright, creative comments,
public domains and fair use guidelines.
 Copyright – protects owner of
acknowledg his right for use and
distribution of original work for
e lifetime plus 50 years.
Public domain – after copyright expires,
available for public domain and can be used
for free.
Fair use – limitation and exception to
exclusive right granted by copyright law, no
need to ask permission (ex. Criticisms,
teaching, research and news reporting)
Ethical Use of Information
• This includes the problems with the
intellectual property, proper use, freedom of
information, security of the information and
plagiarism.

• Plagiarism is a “wrongful appropriation”

and “stealing and publication” of another
author’s “language, thoughts, ideas, or
expressions” and the representation of them
as one’s own original work.
Guidelines for Ethical Use of Information
1. Respect the author’s intentions.
It is important to never use information in a
way it’s different from the author’s intention.
2. Do not change the author’s main idea.
Although it is not always necessary to
quote an entire passage to make your point,
make sure that you have not changed the
author’s main idea through selective quoting
or use of ellipsis(…).
Guidelines for Ethical Use of Information
3. Do not ignore information that conflicts with
your study.
It is not ethical to prove your thesis by
ignoring well-known information that conflicts
with or refutes it. A well-argued paper
confronts such evidence.
4. Context matters.
Always be aware of the context (i.e.
historical, sociological, cultural etc.) in which
your source document was produced.
Guidelines for Ethical Use of Information
Although you should keep these
guidelines in mind when researching and
writing your papers, you may run into a
few gray areas such as:
a. Text that seemingly contradict their
arguments.
b. Texts that contain information that
can be used to support a thesis not
addressed by the author.
Different Types of Citations used for Information

1. APA (American Psychological

Association) – education and
sciences
2. MLA (Modern Language
Association) – humanities
3. Chicago/Turabian – Business,
History, and Fine Arts.
HOW TO USE APA FORMAT (REFERENCING)
In Books:
Author, (Year). “Title of the Article”. Title of
the Book. Publishing House. page
number
Example:
Lazaro, J.M. (2018). “Citation and
Referencing”. Reading and Writing.
Arizona State University. pp 17-19
HOW TO USE APA FORMAT (REFERENCING)
Internet:
Author, (Date of Retrieval). Title of the
Article. Retrieved from (site link)
Example:
Lazaro, J. M. (2018). Students are not
machines: How true?. Retrieved from
http://blogspot.com/lazarojhem/blogs/
12543
HOW TO USE APA FORMAT (citation)
In Books: (for in-text citations)
Author, (Year).
Example:
(Lazaro, 2018).
(Lazaro & Minon, 2018)
(Lazaro, 2018, p.14)
(Lazaro, et.al.,2018)
How do these people practice information literacy?

• STUDENTS – assess information to

broaden their knowledge, evaluate the
credibility of the information, carefully
chooses information to achieve an
objective etc.
• TEACHERS – facilitate learning and
enhance students’ knowledge and
skills through accurate information.
How do these people practice information literacy?

• MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS – keep

track of patient’s health
• LAWYERS – relevant and complete
information through cases and
evidences
• JOURNALISTS and REPORTERS –
secure information for news
How do these people practice information literacy?

• ARTISTS – research to add meaning

and depth to masterpiece
• SCIENTIST – seeks new information
through experiments and thorough
research