Digital information literacy

Digital e~cology by Paul Keller

What is Information Literacy? on YouTube.

The ability to access, interpret and create digital information has increased its level of importance in the continuum of literacy in recent years. The use of computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web has become integral to many forms of information access, communication, and knowledge generally. This change is having an impact on common understandings about information, communication and knowledge - causing many to ask fundamental questions like: what is reliable information? How do we communicate effectively? and how do we develop and maintain knowledge?

Objectives

Access

Interpret

Create

Access

What is digital


What is digital information literacy? - It is the ability to identify, use, acknowledge, create and evaluate information sourced from an electronic device such as a computer or a cell phone.


Storage and transportation

Format

Interfaces

Some interfaces which are used for accessing digital information - databases, datasets, electronic libraries, Internet, other multimedia - problem-solving so users can navigate sources and understand their scope

Facilities

Portals (a website often within an intranet serving as a guide or point of entry to the World Wide Web and usually including a search engine or a collection of links to other sites arranged especially by topic). Search engines (computer programmes called 'spiders' search their database of previously indexed pages from the WWW for keywords you have specified. An example would be google. RSS feeds (If you have subscribed to a particular site by setting up an RSS feed, you will be sent notification of any new updates to that site. RSS Feeds let you know when there is new stuff to see at your favourite sites, blogs etc.) Subject Gateway ,Catalogue,Directory (a list of internet resources e.g. OMNI. A directory has been created by a human being and it lists websites by subject categories. The websites have all been evaluated previously and are deemed to be useful.),Internet tutorials (Tutorials available online about how to find information effectively),Internet detective.

Searching

search engines, subject directories, gateways etc.

Interpret

Communications media

Discussion boards, email lists, IM channels, blog comments, video conferencing...

Create

Publishing

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Formats

There are several different formats used for digital information - text, audio, video, images, blogs, wikis etc.

Copyright

Options for copyright - creative commons, JISC models, copyright licensing Ltd.

This module will need to be linked to search strategies, evaluating and ethics modules.

Software

Examples of software packages for enterprise resource planning systems, integrated library systems, course management systems, management information systems, blogs/cms, Wiki's and institutional repository's.

References

Blackall, L. & Hegarty, B. (2007). Digital information literacy.

Blackall, L. (2005). Digital literacy: how it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures _ a proposal for action research. The Knowedge Tree, Edition 07.

Breaks, M. & MacLeod, R. (2001). Joining up the academic information landscape: the role of the RDN hubs within the Distributed National Electronic Resource. 21st Century information fluency project

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