Information Literarcy 78 (New Directions for Higher Education) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555427545 ISBN 13: 9781555427542

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 1992

Synopsis

As the quality and quantity of information needed to function in our social institutions increases, colleges and universities are being asked to graduate students who are information literate and can operate independently in a rapidly changing, complex, information-rich environment. This volume explores the concept of information literacy as an essential element in defining an educated person living and working in the Information Age. The strategy to achieve this goal centers around resource-based learning, which requires students to critically analyze and synthesize information from a wide variety of sources available outside of the traditional classroom. The goal is to develop students as active learners who can obtain, integrate, and apply information from diverse sources. This is the 78th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Higher Education.

About this title

About the Author

D. W. FARMER is vice president for academic affairs at King's College, WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania. TERRENCE F. MECH is director of the library at King's College.

From the Back Cover

As the quality and quantity of information needed to function in our social institutions increases, colleges and universities are being asked to graduate students who are information literate and can operate independently in a rapidly changing, complex, information-rich environment. This volume of New Directions for Higher Education explores the concept of information literacy as an essential element in defining an educated person living and working in the Information Age. The strategy to achieve this goal centers around resource-based learning, which requires students to critically analyze and synthesize information from a wide variety of sources available outside of the traditional classroom. The goal is to develop students as active learners who can obtain, integrate, and apply information from diverse sources. This is the 78th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Higher Education. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

From the Inside Flap

As the quality and quantity of information needed to function in our social institutions increases, colleges and universities are being asked to graduate students who are information literate and can operate indepAndently in a rapidly changing, complex, information-rich environment. This volume of New Directions for Higher Education explores the concept of information literacy as an essential element in defining an educated person living and working in the Information Age. The strategy to achieve this goal centers around resource-based learning, which requires students to critically analyze and synthesize information from a wide variety of sources available outside of the traditional classroom. The goal is to develop students as active learners who can obtain, integrate, and apply information from diverse sources. This is the 78th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Higher Education. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555427545
• ISBN 13: 9781555427542
• Binding: Paperback
• Editor: Mech Terrence F.