TITLE

INFORMATION LITERACY: Competency Standards for Higher Education

PUB. DATE
February 2001
SOURCE
Teacher Librarian;Feb2001, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p16
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the importance of information literacy. Relation of information literacy to information technology, education and pedagogy; Use of information literacy standards; Assessment of information literacy.
ACCESSION #
4256928

Tags: INFORMATION literacy;  INFORMATION technology

 

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