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The ability to find, store, evaluate, and synthesize information to answer questions, develop new ones, and create new content and knowledge in an ethical and socially responsible manner.
Information Literacy requires a flexible approach that understands the processes necessary to navigate varied information landscapes, looking in multiple places and adjusting search strategies as necessary. The search context can be influenced by one’s own perspective; different types of authority or expertise; and cultural, professional, and/or disciplinary expectations. Information must be evaluated for relevancy, reliability, credibility, and currency. Different pieces of information should be related to each other, and fit into a broader intellectual framework. Information should be clearly attributed and used ethically in ways that do not misrepresent it, respect privacy where appropriate, and be in line with relevant disciplinary or professional ethical norms.