INFORMATION LITERACY

Question 1

the act of telling or imparting knowledge

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information

Question 2

facts communicated or learned

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information

Question 3

interpreting data to make it useful

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information

Question 4

knowedge acquired form others

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information

Question 5

the lifeblood of society of the 21st century

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information

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types of information

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News
Ideas and opinions
Research results
Routine information, like fight timeable, phone numbers, maps, etc.
History or background information
Fact and figures
Technical information
Legal information, etc.
Documentary / Non-documentary, Audio/video

Question 7

An information literate person possesses the skills and techniques for measuring the value of information and molding this information to suit their need.” (Zukowski, 1974)

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information literacy

Question 8

It is important to filter the information from a large pool of sources

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information needed

Question 9

The necessary data, information and knowledge you need to acquire and use must have the following qualities

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information needed

Question 10

qualities of information

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relevance, validity, reliability, timeliness, accuracy and completeness

Question 11

Consider what suits your needs. Will this information support your stand in an issue? What is its target audience? Does it match what you need? Does it respond to the purposes of your research?

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relevance

Question 12

information is good only if it is —-

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relevant

Question 13

this means that it should be pertinent and meaningful to the decision maker and shoud be in his area of responsibility

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relevant

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The information must not merely be from anyone or anywhere.

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validity

Question 15

Information from reliable sources is significantly more valid than those from questionable sources.

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validity

Question 16

the quality or state of being true, degree to which the study accurately answers the question it was intended to answer, correctness or truth of an inference

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validity

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Measured by its consistency; It must have been verified and supported by collated facts to be considered reliable

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reliability

Question 18

the information should be counted on to be trustworthy. it should be accurate, consistent with facts and verifiable

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reliability

Question 19

The information must match the topic you are researching in terms of time span.

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timeliness

Question 20

You must properly identify whether you need a current information or if older sources may do

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timeliness

Question 21

information must be delivered at the right time and the right place to the right person

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timeliness

Question 22

relies on the information’s verification by other alike sources and supporting evidence

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accuracy

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information should be to the point and just enough- no more, no less.

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accuracy

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Information must be complete.

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completeness

Question 25

Partial information may be considered unreliable because of it being just a small part of a bigger picture.

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completeness

Question 26

It must suit what is needed by the researcher.

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completeness

Question 27

An information literate individual knows that not all sources of information are the same.

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information needs

Question 28

The internet is not always the best source for information, although it may contain a lot. It is best to know your topic first by its overview or background before you delve into any other resource material to understand what kind of specific information you are looking for.

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infromation needs

Question 29

No type of media source is better than other types. For example, electronic sources are not always better sources than print. The most important thing is the relevance, the timeliness, validity and accuracy of its content. The format does not really account for everything.

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information needs