Informational Literacy

Although information literacy is commonly overlooked as one of the five cognitive thinking strategies it is one of the most important. In today’s connected world, everyone is able to access a vast amount of information that may or may not be correct. We commonly use this skill to ensure the reliability of our sources and the second hand facts that we gather. One definition that was written by the CILIP (Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals) accompanied this photo explained that information literacy is, “knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.”
http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/Information_literacy_definitions/Definitions.aspx