Information literacy is the ability to identify needed information, understand how information is organized, locate the best sources for a given need, evaluate sources critically, and share information. It involves knowing commonly used research techniques. Information literacy is important because it allows people to effectively sort through vast amounts of information from various sources that may differ in quality and reliability. Information can be organized by genre, subject, format, or how it is produced for popular versus scholarly audiences. Primary sources are original materials, while secondary sources discuss or interpret primary sources. The best resources for academic research are primary sources and scholarly sources because they are credible, useful, reliable, and relevant.

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2. Information Literacy 1 What is information literacy?

3. Information Literacy 1 What is information literacy?

4. Information Literacy 1 What is information literacy?

5. Information Literacy 1 What is information literacy? Wh at is information literacy?

7. Information Literacy 1 Why is information literacy important? Information literacy is important because we are constantly bombarded by different kinds of information, both visually and aurally > information overload .

8. Not all information is created equal. Some might be authoritative, current, reliable. But some might be biased, out of date, misleading, and false. To sieve out information that we need is therefore an essential life skill, i.e. information literacy. Information Literacy 1 Why is information literacy important?

14. Information Literacy 1 Primary vs Secondary Source?

15. Information Literacy 1 Primary vs Secondary Source?

20. https//discovery.ri.edu.sg

25. Information Literacy 1 Newslink Access to news articles from the Singapore Press Holdings. English newspapers since 1989, and Chinese newspapers since 1994.

27. Information Literacy 1 NewsBank Access to news articles from all over the world.

29. Information Literacy 1 National Library Board E-Resources Access to databases which are gateways to academic journals. Commonly used databases are ProQuest, and JSTOR.

31. http://www.nlb.gov.sg

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35. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 5. Read the first paragraph: Research into the media and violence examines whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists. Although some social scientists support this link, [1] methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area. There is concern among some scholars that media researchers may have exaggerated effects (Ferguson & Kilburn, 2009; Freedman, 2002; Pinker 2002; Savage, 2004). Let’s analyse this short paragraph.

36. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 5. Read the first paragraph: Research into the media and violence examines whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists. Although some social scientists support this link, [1] methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area. There is concern among some scholars that media researchers may have exaggerated effects (Ferguson & Kilburn, 2009; Freedman, 2002; Pinker 2002; Savage, 2004).

37. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 5. Read the first paragraph: Research into the media and violence examines whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists. Although some social scientists support this link, [1] methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area. There is concern among some scholars that media researchers may have exaggerated effects (Ferguson & Kilburn, 2009; Freedman, 2002; Pinker 2002; Savage, 2004). Secondary source?

38. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 5. Read the first paragraph: Research into the media and violence examines whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists. Although some social scientists support this link, [1] methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area. There is concern among some scholars that media researchers may have exaggerated effects (Ferguson & Kilburn, 2009; Freedman, 2002; Pinker 2002; Savage, 2004). Primary sources?

39. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 5. Read the first paragraph: Research into the media and violence examines whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists. Although some social scientists support this link, [1] methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area. There is concern among some scholars that media researchers may have exaggerated effects (Ferguson & Kilburn, 2009; Freedman, 2002; Pinker 2002; Savage, 2004). Primary sources? Probably yes. But which are the more scholarly ones?

40. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 6. Scroll down to the References section, and compare these 2 works. Ferguson, C., & Kilburn, J. (2009). The public health risks of media violence: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Pediatrics. vs. Pinker, Steven (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature . New York, NY: Penguin. Look at where it is published. What does the title tell you?

41. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 6. Scroll down to the References section, and compare these 2 works. Ferguson, C., & Kilburn, J. (2009). The public health risks of media violence: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Pediatrics. vs. Pinker, Steven (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature . New York, NY: Penguin. Which is more scholarly?

42. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 6. Scroll down to the References section, and compare these 2 works. Ferguson, C., & Kilburn, J. (2009). The public health risks of media violence: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Pediatrics. vs. Pinker, Steven (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature . New York, NY: Penguin. Which is more scholarly? The Journal of Pediatrics!

43. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 7. Now, look for keywords in the titles in the References section, and search for other scholarly articles in JSTOR. 8. Go to NLB E-Resources > e-journals > JSTOR > Advanced Search

44. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television”

45. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 9. Type any keywords relevant to your research. For example: television effects on children 10. Click on PDF to download the research article.

46. Information Literacy 1 (Hands-On) Topic: “Television” 10. Read the article. Is it useful? 11. Look for more articles with different keyword searches. 12. Take time to surf for useful articles now. (Approximately 10 minutes)

47. Information Literacy 1 Having read a few articles now, what set of criteria do we need to evaluate these sources? (Watch this video)

49. Information Literacy 1 What did we learn today?