Information Literacy Awareness Month

On October 1 President Obama proclaimed this month “Information Literacy Awareness Month.” In his proclamation, the president emphasized the importance of people learning the skills to locate and evaluate information. The document continues stating “ National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.” As the main information resource on campus, Lynn Library has created a display highlighting information literacy. The display includes:

Integrating Information literacy into the higher education curriculum by Ilene F. Rockman and Associates

From Gutenberg to the Global information infrastructure: access to information in the networked world by Christine L. Borgman

Information Literacy Assessment by Teresa Y. Neely

Literacy in Digital World by Kathleen Tyner

Bit Literacy: Productivity in the age of information and e-mail overload by Mark Hurst

Higher Education in the Internet Age by Patricia Senn Breivik

Libraries and Google edited by William Miller and Rita M. Pellen

Web of Deception: misinformation on the internet edited by Annie P. Mintz

Exploring the Digital Library by Kay Johnson and Elain Magusin

President Obama’s declaration can be read online.

Lynn Library encourages anybody needing assistance accessing useful and reliable information to meet with a Lynn librarian.