Information Literacy-6

An information literate individual should be able to ________

• find information

• evaluate information

• use information

When is a citation not needed?

• When changing one or two words of a quote.

• When using another persons idea.

• When directly quoting from an author or website.

• When using information that is considered general knowledge

How would check a website for currency?

• find when the website was last updated

• search the authors educational background

• check the citations

For a source to be relevant, it should

• be published within the last ten years

• published by Wikipedia

• focus on the topic you are researching

Information from a source is considered accurate when _______

• you can read and understand the information.

• the information is verified by other sources.

• the author has a college degree.

______ is when an author provides their opinion based on their beliefs instead of the facts.

• Authority

• Relevance

• Bias

Who is considered the authority of a source?

• author

• illustrator

• publisher

What is considered a source of information?

• People that are knowledgeable about the topic.

• relevant books

• accurate websites

_______ is the purpose of the source.

• rationale

• accuracy

• currency

What should be considered when evaluating sources?

• author

• date the information was published

• relevance of the information to your topic