Information Literacy
is the ability to identify what information is
needed, understand how the information is
organized, identify the best sources of
information for a given need, locate those
sources, evaluate the sources critically, and
share that information. It is the knowledge of
commonly used research techniques.
It is critically
important to be information literate because we
are surrounded by an insurmountable amount of
information in all formats. Not all information
is created equal: some is reliable but most is
biased, out of date, misleading or even false.
The amount of information available is going to
increase along with the technology used to
access and manipulate it.
Information
Literacy skills are not only used in the
academic settings. They’re used every day in
work environments as an employee finding,
evaluating and presenting job-related
information; as a consumer making decisions
about which car or product to purchase; and a
citizen participating fully in society
understanding issues and voting.
The Gill Library
faculty at The College of New Rochelle is
committed to promoting these skills most
especially through workshops, course-specific
library instruction and Hands-On-Help sessions.
We hope that the information below is helpful
and encourage our students, faculty and staff to
contact us if they have any questions about the
services and resources we use to promote
Information literacy.
