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Information Literacy for the Digital Age

Find a self-guided course from Northstar Digital Literacy on Information Literacy and other computer and smartphone topics. Information Literacy is more important than ever with an ever-increasing number of sources for information. Learn the skills and attitudes that will help you use and communicate information effectively. The skills are also necessary to keep yourself safe when communicating and researching online. #IndyPLAdults #TechLearningTeam #DigitalLiteracy

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  • Northstar Digital Literacy is an online platform that provides free, on-demand, interactive digital literacy training and assessments. Use assessments to evaluate your skills and set learning goals! Then, complete lessons to gain new digital skills.…
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  • This classroom guide is a great place to start your information literacy journey. Have you wanted to improve your ability to separate fact from fiction online and while reading? Need tips on analyzing data visualizations? Want to try your hand at…
    Book, 2022New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2022. — 025.0425 CAR 2022
  • In a world of excess and overload, this book serves as a guiding light on how to utilize your skills to narrow your virtual scope and decipher what information to value most. Cormier considers how, in this day and age, to navigate the internet with…
    Book, 2024Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. — 028.7 COR
  • Metaliteracy

    Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners

    Mackey, Thomas P.
    This book focuses on why different types of literacy are so vital to everyday citizens and the critical thinking and reflection required to engage in technology spaces. Explore digital storytelling by way of various social media formats and follow…
    Book, 2014Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014. — 028.7 MAC
  • Curious as to how libraries are navigating issues of misinformation online and other virtual quandaries? Even if you aren't a librarian or in library school, this book can help you rehash personal experiences as an information user, especially…
    Book, 2018Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2018] — 028.7 INF
  • Virtual Unreality

    Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It's True?

    Seife, Charles,
    From covering everything from breaking news coverage and online dating to program trading and the fascinating world of Wikipedia, this book provides powerful tools for discerning truth from fiction. Seife acknowledges that digital misinformation can…
    Book, 2014New York, New York : Viking, 2014. — 025.04 SEI
  • Be Data Literate

    the Data Literacy Skills Everyone Needs to Succeed

    Morrow, Jordan,
    Feel empowered to level-up your abilities to read, analyze and communicate using data with this guide. Follow the provided steps to making smarter, data-informed decisions and succeeding in a digital landscape. This book is helpful on a professional…
    Book, 2021London ; New York, NY : Kogan Page Limited, 2021. — 006.312 MOR
  • This textbook can be especially helpful for high school students in upper grade levels and college and university students - but don't let that deter you if you aren't in those groups! Readers from all walks of life can benefit from this concise,…
    Book, 2022Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022] — 028.7 LAN 2022
  • Verified

    How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What to Believe Online

    Caulfield, Mike,
    Would you like to be able to verify news stories and other online info in as little as thirty seconds? How about learning the skills to discover who runs a site - even if that information is designed to be hard to find? Information literacy expert…
    Book, 2023Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2023. — 025.042 CAU
  • Fake News and Alternative Facts

    Information Literacy in a Post-truth Era

    Cooke, Nicole A.,
    Learn about the rising tides of fake news and the information behaviors that continue to contribute to the phenomenon day-in-day-out. Uncover how librarians and others who work with information literacy have sharpened their research and evaluation…
    Book, 2018Chicago : ALA Editions, 2018. — 306.42 COO
  • This website hosts the entire publication of The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education by the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) and is intended to help guide librarians, educators, and students in the best…
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  • This easy to approach resource discusses the concepts of lateral reading, click restraint, and the SIFT approach to evaluating online resources. It also includes some useful videos regarding the topics. It's a great place to start your journey on…
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