I like the definition that I found in an Ohio University Library website: “Information Competency is the ability to effectively recognize and act on information needs. To locate, evaluate, and use appropriate information to make reasoned decisions”.
When the need arises to search for information, an information competent student should be able to guide the research through the multiple sources available to obtain a satisfactory answer the original needs. This is definitely an important responsibility since there are many confusing and misleading sources that should be avoided in the quest for the true answers for these information needs.
I feel that I am a much more information competent student now than I was before taking this course. I realize that I need to continue to use and become more familiar with the resources shown in this course. I also need to stay up to date with future resources that may become available. These resources will complement and reinforce present resources used at public library I work.
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I also liked that definition and used it as well on my post. I didn't copy you, I just merely looked at your post right now, an hour after posting on my blog. Concidence right?
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