Pre-Finals Set A Flashcards
an important skill in life
Information Literacy
How is one considered information literate?
When they have the ability to evaluate what information you need, what to discard, and how to use the information selected.
How do data, information, and knowledge differ from each other?
- Data is the raw information, such as facts, figures, and observations, without meaning
- Information is the collected, analyzed, and arranged data that has formed meaning.
- Knowledge is information in context.
fragmented pieces of symbols and characters strung together.
Data
Facts, figures, observations
Data
Singular form of data
Datum
Refined Data
Information
Data with interpretation
Information
Useful information
Knowledge
Information in context, with understanding and meaning.
Knowledge
What is beyond knowledge?
Wisdom
knowledge with insight
Wisdom
What can an effective and efficient information seeker do, according to Callison and Tilley (2006)?
- Understands how to utilize a variety of information sources and agencies, as well as human resources, in order to gain useful information.
- Understands the value of consulting with resource specialist and critical peers to reframe and refine questions and inquiries, if necessary.
- Identifies the information important to a need and assesses its reliability, bias, authority, and intent.
- Organizes new information in meaningful ways to determine where gaps may exist and to formulate central question or thesis that can be addressed (Doyle, 1994).
Ability to analyze information needs and to move confidently among media, information, and computer literacy skills, resulting in the effective application of a strategy or strategies that will best meet those needs
Information Fluency
Types of Information
- Factual vs. Analytical
- Subjective vs. Objective
- Current vs. Historical
- Scholarly vs. Popular
- Primary vs. Secondary vs. Tertiary
- Stable vs. Unstable
information based on evidences and findings provided by reliable sources
Factual Information
information that is an analysis or interpretation of facts by an individual, usually an expert on the subject.
Analytical Information
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Books
Factual
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Encyclopedias
Factual
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Periodicals
Factual
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
technical reports by agencies and institutions
Factual
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Academic texts
Factual
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Feature articles
Analytical
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Commentaries
Analytical
FACTUAL or ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
Reviews
Analytical
information from an expert opinion
Subjective information
information is unbiased and does not lead you to judge the information in a certain way.
Objective Information
SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE INFORMATION:
Editorials
Subjective
SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE INFORMATION:
Webblog entries from prolific writers
Subjective
SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE INFORMATION:
Scientific Papers
Objective
SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE INFORMATION:
News reports
Objective
refers to how up-to-date or how recent the information is
Currency of information
information that are old but are very helpful in providing insights and comparison of events
Historical Information
CURRENT or HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Natural Sciences
Current
CURRENT or HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Humanities
Both
information that comes from academic sources.
Scholarly information
information that is a product of an author’s expertise and study on the subject matter
Scholarly information
usually peer-reviewed
Scholarly information
information that appeals to or from the general interest
Popular information
Examples of Popular Information
- magazines
- coffee table books,
- online feature articles
- information that is original
- first-hand information
Primary Information
information that hasn’t been interpreted, analyzed, condensed, or changed
Primary Information
usually written by someone other than the original researcher or author
Secondary Information
An interpretation or analyzation of a primary source
Secondary Information
Topic review and usually include bibliographies of primary and secondary sources
Tertiary Information
Provide access to materials on specific topics
Tertiary Information