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Info Smarts: Developing the Information Literacy You Need for Effective and Ethical Participation in Information Ecosystems

NOTE: This book is a work in progress! It is not yet complete and is not intended for use as a whole in this form. We will continue to update, add to, and edit its content before publishing a more complete 2nd edition for use in college courses. In the meantime, feel free to use, adapt, and share the content we have included so far.

Social Sciences
Author
Ellen Carey
Publisher
Santa Barbara City College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 179 sections
  1. 01: Information Literacy
  2. 1.01: Chapter Overview
  3. 1.02: What is Information Literacy and Why Does it Matter
  4. 1.2.01: Critical Thinking
  5. 1.2.02: Media Literacy
  6. 1.2.03: Data Literacy
  7. 1.2.04: Science Literacy
  8. 1.2.05: AI Literacy
  9. 1.2.06: Visual Literacy
  10. 1.03: How Librarians Support Information Literacy Development
  11. 1.04: Questions for Critical Thinking
  12. 02: Information Ecosystems Algorithms and Organization
  13. 2.01: Chapter Overview
  14. 2.02: Information Environments Ecosystems and Landscapes
  15. 2.03: Algorithms and The Attention Economy
  16. 2.3.01: What are Algorithms
  17. 2.3.02: The Influence of Algorithms
  18. 2.3.03: Algorithmic Bias
  19. 2.3.04: The Attention Economy
  20. 2.3.05: Algorithms and Polarization
  21. 2.04: Epistemic Bubbles Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers
  22. 2.05: Organization of Information
  23. 2.5.01: Is There a Right Way To Organize Information
  24. 2.5.02: How Libraries Organize Information
  25. 2.5.03: Organizing Your Own Information
  26. 2.06: Questions for Critical Thinking
  27. 03: Mis Disnformation Information Disorder and Fact-Checking
  28. 3.01: Chapter Overview
  29. 3.02: Misinformation Disinformation and Malinformation
  30. 3.2.01: Types of Mis Disinformation
  31. 3.2.02: What About AI-Generated Information
  32. 3.03: Information Disorder Truth Decay and What To Do About It
  33. 3.3.01: Truth Truth Decay and Trust
  34. 3.3.02: Fact vs. Opinion
  35. 3.3.03: Web Evaluation Skills - A Bleak Track Record
  36. 3.3.04: Information Cynicism
  37. 3.3.05: College Students and Cynicism
  38. 3.3.06: Information Hygiene and Info-Environmentalism
  39. 3.04: Fact-Checking Strategies
  40. 3.4.01: Why Fact-Checking
  41. 3.4.02: The SIFT Method
  42. 3.4.03: Using Wikipedia Effectively
  43. 3.4.04: Fact-Checking Images and Memes
  44. 3.4.05: What Makes Quality News Sources
  45. 3.05: Questions for Critical Thinking
  46. 04: Information Social Justice
  47. 4.01: Chapter Overview
  48. 4.02: How Social Hierarchies and Power Dynamics Affect Information
  49. 4.2.01: Critically Examining Information Ecosystems
  50. 4.2.02: Information Privilege
  51. 4.2.03: Information Power and Privilege in Academia
  52. 4.2.04: Power and Privilege in Information Creation
  53. 4.2.05: Privilege Privilege and the Findability of Information
  54. 4.2.06: Power Privilege and Access to Information
  55. 4.03: Bias Representation and Marginalization in Information Ecosystems
  56. 4.3.01: Research and Media Bias
  57. 4.3.02: Personal Biases
  58. 4.3.03: Censorship Free Speech and Intellectual Freedom
  59. 4.3.04: Diverse Information Ecosystems and Knowledge Systems
  60. 4.04: Information Justice
  61. 4.05: Questions for Critical Thinking
  62. 05: Information Ethics and Value
  63. 5.01: Chapter Overview
  64. 5.02: The Value of Information
  65. 5.2.01: Types of Value
  66. 5.2.02: Privacy and Personal Information
  67. 5.2.03: The Value of Open Education
  68. 5.03: Legal Use of Information
  69. 5.3.01: Copyright and Licensing
  70. 5.3.02: Is it Covered By Copyright
  71. 5.3.03: Copyright and AI
  72. 5.3.04: Creative Commons Copyright
  73. 5.3.05: Public Domain
  74. 5.04: Academic Integrity
  75. 5.4.01: Contributing to the Conversation
  76. 5.4.02: Why We Cite Sources
  77. 5.4.03: Ethics of Information Use
  78. 5.4.04: Degrees of Plagiarism
  79. 5.05: Citing Sources
  80. 5.5.01: When to Cite Sources
  81. 5.5.02: Citation and Citation Styles
  82. 5.5.03: MLA Style
  83. 5.5.04: APA Style
  84. 5.5.05: Citation Steps for Any Style
  85. 5.5.06: Citation Generators
  86. 5.06: Questions for Critical Thinking
  87. 06: Research as a Process of Inquiry
  88. 6.01: Chapter Overview
  89. 6.02: The Research Process
  90. 6.03: Types of Research
  91. 6.04: Getting Started With Your Research
  92. 6.05: Choosing a Topic
  93. 6.06: Conducting Background Research
  94. 6.07: Research Questions
  95. 6.08: Identifying the Main Concepts in Your Research Question
  96. 6.09: Avoiding Confirmation Bias
  97. 6.10: Brainstorming Related Terms
  98. 6.11: Creating a Search Statement
  99. 6.12: Conclusion
  100. 6.13: Questions for Critical Thinking
  101. 07: Information Sources and Their Creation Processes
  102. 7.01: Chapter Overview
  103. 7.02: Chapter Scenario
  104. 7.03: Primary Secondary and Tertiary Sources
  105. 7.04: Critical Thinking
  106. 7.05: The information lifecycle
  107. 7.06: Print Sources
  108. 7.07: Visual and Audio Sources
  109. 7.08: Online-Only Sources
  110. 7.09: Scholarly Articles
  111. 7.10: Data as Sources
  112. 7.11: Big data
  113. 7.12: People as Sources
  114. 7.13: Emojis
  115. 7.14: Memes
  116. 7.15: Graphics and Advertising
  117. 7.16: Critical Thinking
  118. 7.17: Questions for Critical Thinking
  119. 08: Strategic Searching
  120. 8.01: Chapter Overview
  121. 8.02: Searching as Strategic Exploration
  122. 8.03: Finding Materials in the Library
  123. 8.3.01: Scenario
  124. 8.3.02: Using OneSearch- Your California Community College Librarys Search Tool
  125. 8.3.03: Finding Your Books
  126. 8.3.04: Filters and Advanced Search Options in OneSearch
  127. 8.3.05: Practice
  128. 8.3.06: Critical Thinking
  129. 8.3.07: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
  130. 8.3.08: Bias in Library Classification Systems
  131. 8.3.09: Critical Thinking
  132. 8.3.10: Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
  133. 8.3.11: Practice
  134. 8.3.12: Critical Thinking
  135. 8.04: Using Library Databases
  136. 8.4.01: Scenario
  137. 8.4.02: What Sources Are Available in Library Databases
  138. 8.4.03: Critical Thinking
  139. 8.4.04: Choosing a Library Database
  140. 8.4.05: Critical Thinking
  141. 8.4.06: Scholarly Articles Magazine Articles and Newspaper Articles
  142. 8.4.07: You Found Some Resources Now What
  143. 8.4.08: Considering What You Need to Find
  144. 8.4.09: Accessing the Full Text of Your Sources
  145. 8.4.10: Critical Thinking
  146. 8.05: Searching the Web
  147. 8.5.01: Scenario
  148. 8.5.02: A Very Brief History of the Internet
  149. 8.5.03: Critical Thinking
  150. 8.5.04: Search Engines and Tools
  151. 8.5.05: AI-Assisted Searching
  152. 8.5.06: Comparing Search Tools
  153. 8.5.07: Practice
  154. 8.5.08: Google Scholar
  155. 8.5.09: Academic Search Tools
  156. 8.5.10: Open Access
  157. 8.5.11: Critical Thinking
  158. 8.5.12: Refining Your Search
  159. 8.5.13: Searching and Privacy
  160. 8.5.14: Practice
  161. 8.5.15: Citing Websites Web pages Files Articles
  162. 8.06: Questions for Critical Thinking
  163. 09: Authority and Credibility
  164. 9.01: Chapter Overview
  165. 9.02: Types of Expertise and Influence
  166. 9.03: Fact-Checking and Source Evaluation Strategies
  167. 9.04: Evaluating Data as Sources
  168. 9.05: Questions for Critical Thinking
  169. 10: Scholarly Communication and Knowledge-Building
  170. 10.01: Chapter Overview
  171. 10.02: Scholarly Conversations and the Development of Knowledge
  172. 10.03: Citizen Science
  173. 10.04: Putting Your Sources in Conversation with Each Other
  174. 10.05: Questions for Critical Thinking
  175. 11: Information Literacy As A Lifelong Practice
  176. 11.01: Chapter Overview
  177. 11.02: Practicing Information Literacy
  178. 11.03: Managing Information Overload
  179. 11.04: Questions for Critical Thinking