{"id":119,"date":"2019-04-16T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=119"},"modified":"2019-09-30T22:25:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:25:21","slug":"information-literacy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/chapter\/information-literacy\/","title":{"raw":"Overview: Information Literacy","rendered":"Overview: Information Literacy"},"content":{"raw":"You probably know the words \u201cinformation\u201d and \u201cliteracy,\u201d but the term <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"570\"]information literacy[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> may be unfamiliar. Simply put, information literacy means having the skills to competently evaluate various types of knowledge. <span>See\u00a0<b>Figure 3.1<\/b>.<\/span><span><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1.png\" alt=\"A diagram showing that information includes various type of knowledge and literacy includes having knowledge and skill in a particular area.\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1092\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Figure 3.1<\/strong>: Information Literacy\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span>Becoming information literate is a professional expectation. You are expected to \u201cseek new information, knowledge and best practices for use in the provision of nursing care\u201d (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2014, p. 7). Information literacy is an important skill because there are vast quantities and varying qualities of nursing and health-related information. At times, the information that you discover through literature searches may be contradictory. As a nurse, you need to determine whether the information you are reviewing is <b>high quality, reliable,\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>relevant <\/b>to your practice. Additionally, clients and their families will sometimes ask you about something they have heard about from friends, or found on the Web, or heard on the news. You need to know how to sift through information and critically evaluate it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Ch4_Fig3.2.jpg\" alt=\"A person reading a text with a stack of other texts waiting to be read.\" class=\" wp-image-1399 aligncenter\" width=\"501\" height=\"459\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Figure 3.2: <\/strong>Using information literacy skills\r\n\r\nYou will use information literacy skills to\u00a0<strong>evaluate\u00a0<\/strong>the quality and relevance of information. Ultimately, information literacy is a combination of skills that involves:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Recognizing when information is needed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identifying relevant information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Searching and locating the information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluating the information.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this chapter, you will learn how to become information literate!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>Reference<\/h2>\r\nCNO (2014). Entry-to-practice competencies for registered nurses. Retrieved from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cno.org\/globalassets\/docs\/reg\/41037_entrytopracitic_final.pdf\">https:\/\/www.cno.org\/globalassets\/docs\/reg\/41037_entrytopracitic_final.pdf<\/a>","rendered":"<p>You probably know the words \u201cinformation\u201d and \u201cliteracy,\u201d but the term <strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"119-570\">information literacy<\/button><\/strong> may be unfamiliar. Simply put, information literacy means having the skills to competently evaluate various types of knowledge. <span>See\u00a0<b>Figure 3.1<\/b>.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1.png\" alt=\"A diagram showing that information includes various type of knowledge and literacy includes having knowledge and skill in a particular area.\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1092\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1.png 800w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1-65x37.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1-225x127.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Figure-3.1-350x197.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 3.1<\/strong>: Information Literacy<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span>Becoming information literate is a professional expectation. You are expected to \u201cseek new information, knowledge and best practices for use in the provision of nursing care\u201d (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2014, p. 7). Information literacy is an important skill because there are vast quantities and varying qualities of nursing and health-related information. At times, the information that you discover through literature searches may be contradictory. As a nurse, you need to determine whether the information you are reviewing is <b>high quality, reliable,\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>relevant <\/b>to your practice. Additionally, clients and their families will sometimes ask you about something they have heard about from friends, or found on the Web, or heard on the news. You need to know how to sift through information and critically evaluate it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Ch4_Fig3.2.jpg\" alt=\"A person reading a text with a stack of other texts waiting to be read.\" class=\"wp-image-1399 aligncenter\" width=\"501\" height=\"459\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 3.2: <\/strong>Using information literacy skills<\/p>\n<p>You will use information literacy skills to\u00a0<strong>evaluate\u00a0<\/strong>the quality and relevance of information. Ultimately, information literacy is a combination of skills that involves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognizing when information is needed.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying relevant information.<\/li>\n<li>Searching and locating the information.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating the information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this chapter, you will learn how to become information literate!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<h2>Reference<\/h2>\n<p>CNO (2014). Entry-to-practice competencies for registered nurses. Retrieved from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cno.org\/globalassets\/docs\/reg\/41037_entrytopracitic_final.pdf\">https:\/\/www.cno.org\/globalassets\/docs\/reg\/41037_entrytopracitic_final.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"119-570\" hidden><p>Having knowledge and skill related to various types of knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":34,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-119","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":96,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1573,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/119\/revisions\/1573"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/96"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/119\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}