Cover -- Information Literacy in the Digital Age: An evidence-based approach -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- About the authors -- 1 What is information literacy? -- Models of information literacy -- Information competency -- What does research indicate about information literacy? -- Why is it important to be information literate? -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 2 Cultural literacy -- What is culture? -- Origins of culture: oral tradition -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 3 Library literacy: history, types, and roles -- Early libraries -- Types of libraries -- Roles of libraries -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 4 Library literacy: information sources, classification systems -- Information source types -- What primary sources can be found in libraries? -- What secondary and tertiary sources can be found in libraries? -- How are resources organized and arranged in a library or archive? -- How are resources classified and cataloged in a library or archive? -- How can one search for materials in a library or archive? -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 5 Ethical literacy: scholarly communication and the academic code of conduct -- Scholarly communication -- What is the 'invisible college'? -- Scholarly publication cycle -- How can one distinguish between scholarly journals and popular magazines? -- Accreditation and the academic code of conduct -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 6 Network literacy: database searching -- What is a database? -- How does one search a database? -- Evaluating information sources -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 7 Computer literacy: computer hardware and software -- What is a computer? -- How did the computer develop? -- What is the difference between computer hardware and software?.

Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 8 Network literacy: the Internet and the World Wide Web -- When and why was the first computer network developed? -- ARPAnet -> NSFnet -> Internet -- What is the World Wide Web? -- What is Web 2.0? -- What will the Web be in the future? Web 3.0: the semantic web -- Web directories and search engines -- Internet archive -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 9 Media literacy and visual literacy -- What is media literacy? -- What are 'old media' and 'new media'? -- What is computer-mediated communication? -- What is visual literacy? -- Digital multimedia collections -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 10 Government literacy -- Early influences on Western governments -- Examples of Western governments -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 11 Financial literacy -- What is financial literacy? -- What is a credit report? -- Compound interest -- Financial resources -- Exercises -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 12 Writing a research paper -- How does one begin to write a formal research paper? -- Additional sources -- Notes -- 13 Conclusion -- Top tips for evaluating information on the Web -- Notes -- Appendix 1 Information Competency Assessment Instrument -- Appendix 2 Information Literacy Assessment Trial Study of Students in the 11th Grade in Mississippi -- Background -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References cited -- Appendix 3 An Examination of the Scholarly Literature Related to School Libraries and Their Impact on Student Achievement -- Introduction -- Literature review -- 'Literature of' studies -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Appendix 4 A Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarly Literature Related to Information Literacy and Critical Thinking -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Results.

Discussion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.