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Definitions
Definitions
Information Literacy - According to the American Library Association, “a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” To be information literate, then, one needs skills not only in research but in critical thinking.” https://literacy.ala.org/information-literacy/
This includes evaluating information to determine if it is factual or fake news.
Media Literacy - According to the National Association for Media Literacy Education it is, “the ability to ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE, and ACT using all forms of communication... Media literacy empowers people to be critical thinkers and makers, effective communicators and active citizens.” https://namle.net/publications/media-literacy-definitions/
Digital Literacy - According to the Americal Library Association, “the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information requiring both cognitive and technical skills.” https://literacy.ala.org/digital-literacy/
Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright - Government Offices
Copyright - Government Offices
Intellectual Property Office - U.K.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Copyright Disputes
Copyright Disputes
Copyright Website - Contains samples of disputed music, movie disputes, among other information.
Citing Sources
Citing Sources
Evaluating Websites & Information
Evaluating Websites & Information
Archived Web Page Information
Archived Web Page Information
Internet Archive - from Wayback Machine search the history of web pages
Domain Information
Domain Information
WHOIS lookup to find who owns a domain - from Network Solutions
Root Domain (or Domain Extension) Database - from Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Evaluating Information
Evaluating Information
Evaluating Informaiton - from Valparaiso University Pathfinder
Fact-checking sites
Fact-checking sites
Media Literacy
Media Literacy
Resources
Resources
Center for News Literacy, Stony Brook University - Lessons, resources, and tutorials.
KQED - Tools, workshops, and in-class materials to get students to think critically about the author of media messages, why they are created, and the effect they have on their audience.
Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island
Newseum Education - "Strengthening civil society through First Amendment & Media Literacy Education"
Stanford History Education Group
UNESCO Media and Information Literacy
Trade & Advocacy Groups
Trade & Advocacy Groups
Research News
Research News
Recent Research (Information Literacy) News
Recent Research (Information Literacy) News
ResearchBuzz - News and information about search engines, databases, social media, and more.
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media and Common Sense Education
On Guard Online (from Federal Trade Commission)
Stop Bullying (from US government)
Works Cited
Hock, Ran. “Internet Handbook Links from The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook.” Internet Handbook Links, Cyber Age Books, 24 Jan. 2015, www.extremesearcher.com/handbooklinks.html. Accessed 1 August 2019.
Hock, Randolph. The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher. Medford, NJ, CyberAge Books, 2013.
Kletter, Melanie. "Fighting the Infodemic." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 38-41.
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