InfoLit Standards

If "value based skills refers to information age literacy guided by ethical awareness (Vaagan, 156-157)", then it is essential to understand the standards for information literacy, and how proficient practices related to those standards can be evaluated.

According to the "ACRL Information Literacy Standards"
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitstandards/standardstoolkit.htm
the objectives for developing information literacy are based on proficiency in accessing, evaluating, and using relevant information.
Standard 5 addresses ethical practices as part of information literacy:
"The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally."
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitstandards/stnd5/standardfive.htm

In relation to information literacy standards, the concept of "ethical awareness" seems to focus on an attitude that is based on comprehensive understanding of the ethical issues involved in all aspects of information creation, dissemination, access, retrieval, and use.

Vaagan, R.W. (2003). LIS education—repackaging infopreneurs or promoting value-based skills? New Library World. 104(1187/1188). Retrieved on February 1, 2006 from Emerald Database.

What is information literacy?
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How to integrate it with the curriculum
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An information literate person is defined as one who is able to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information" [1]