| Call Number: | Z674.5 .U5 S67 2004 |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Information: | Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2004. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1591581435 (pbk. : alk. paper) $47.50 |
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| Airport Library | Z674.5 .U5 S67 2004 | 1 | BOOK | General Collection |
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| ISBN : |
1591581435 (pbk. : alk. paper) $47.50 |
| Personal Author : | Eisenberg, Michael. |
| Title : | Information literacy : essential skills for the information age / Michael B. Eisenberg, Carrie A. Lowe, Kathleen L. Spitzer ; foreword by Patricia Senn Breivik. |
| Edition : |
2nd ed. |
| Publication Information : |
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2004. |
| Physical Description : |
xviii, 408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| General Note : |
Rev. ed. of: Information literacy / by Kathleen L. Spitzer with Michael B. Eisenberg and Carrie A. Lowe. |
Contents : |
Defining information literacy -- The evolution of a concept -- Information literacy research -- An economic perspective -- K-12 education : information literacy in the context of national and state standards -- K-12 education : restructuring and information literacy -- K-12 education : information literacy efforts -- Information literacy in higher education -- Technology and information literacy -- Information literacy : the future and the past. |
Summary : |
This is the definitive work on information literacy. Michael Eisenberg, known worldwide as one of the originators of the innovative Big6 Information Problem Solving Process, and frequent presenters on the subject Carrie A. Lowe and Kathleen L. Spitzer have extensively revised and updated this long-awaited second edition. Tracing the history of information literacy, the authors discuss its economic importance; examine past, present, and current research in the field; and explain how information literacy relates to the national standards transforming K-12 education and higher education today. |
| Subject Term : |
Information literacy. Information literacy Study and teaching United States. Information literacy Study and teaching Elementary United States. Information literacy Study and teaching Secondary United States. Education Standards United States. Education Aims and objectives United States. |
Added Author : |
Lowe, Carrie A. Spitzer, Kathleen L. Spitzer, Kathleen L. |