This PowerPoint presentation defines information literacy as requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information. It outlines the 5 stages of information literacy as knowing, accessing, evaluating, using, and considering ethical and legal issues. The presentation shows an "Information Literacy Umbrella" image and includes a chart comparing student use of websites versus library databases. It concludes with a references slide listing the three sources cited in the presentation in APA style.

1. Information Literacy
Missy Librarian
Georgia Military College
Title Slide:
Provide the same
information for the title
slide as the title page of
a APA style paper.
APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014
Title
Name
School

2. Definition
 Information literacy (IL) is requires an
individual to “recognize when
information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information.”
(American Library Association, 2004)
In-Text Citation
For a Quote
APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014

3. 5 Stages of Information Literacy
1. KNOW
2. ACCESS
3. EVALUATE
4. USE
5. ETHICAL/LEGAL
Clip Art
does NOT
require a
citation
APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014

4. Information Literacy Umbrella
Web Images
require a
figure note to
describe the
image and an
in-text citation.
Figure 1. Information Literacy Umbrella (Longley, 2010)
If you can,
add a
hyperlink to
the images
and
citation.
APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014

5. APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014
Web v. Library Databases
Chart 1. Students using websites instead of library databases
Imagine Easy Solutions. (2014). Trends in Information Literacy: A Comparative View.
Retrieved from http://info.easybib.com/trends-in-information-literacy-comparative-view
Charts &
Tables
require a
note and
full citation
Adjust figure,
chart &
table
numbers as
you would in
an APA style
paper

6. References
The last slide contains
your list of References
just like in an APA paper.
APA Style PowerPoint Presentation
Created Sept 2014
 American Library Association. (2004). Information literacy competency
standards for higher education. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
 Imagine Easy Solutions. (2014). Trends in information literacy: A
comparative view. Retrieved from http://info.easybib.com/trends-in-information-
literacy-comparative-view
 Longley, D. (2010). Information literacy umbrella [Graphic]. Retrieved
September 18, 2014, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danahlongley/4472897115/