LESSON 3:

INFORMATIO
N LITERACY
MEDIA AND INORMATION
LITERACY
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
 Define information needs: can
locate, access, assess, organize,
and communicate infomation.
 Demonstrate ethical use of
information
 Create an activity matrix
applying the components of
information.
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WE WILL BE DISCUSSING:
 5 Components of
Information Literacy
 Ethical Use of
Information
 Different Ways on
Using Citations
INFORMATION LITERACY
 Information is the data that
has been collected, processed,
and interpreted in order to be
presented in a usable form. In
media world, information is
often used to describe
knowledge of specific events or
situations that has been
gathered or received by
communication, intelligence, or
INFORMATION LITERACY
 Literacy is the understanding
of a specific subject
 Information Literacy is a
means to express personal
ideas, develop arguments,
refute the opinions of others,
learn new things, or simply
identify the truth or factual
evidence about a topic.
 IMPORTANCE AN
INFORMATION LITERATE CAN:
 Use the data to achieve a
particular objective.
 Access information ethically.
 Use the information lawfully.
 Collect the data into one’s
learning base
 Make the information useful and
efficient
 Assess the data and sources
 INFORMATION LITERATE
REQUIRED SKILLS:
 To be able to find resources
 To be able to find information.
examples: (1) Using URL’s book
marking, (2) Finding across multiple
sources and (3) understanding and
being able to locate what’s more
important, and produce an importance
ranking.
 Ethical and responsible use of
information
 To communicate one’s information
 To be able to manage your information
 INFORMATION LITERATE
REQUIRED SKILLS:
 To be able to examine results
How?
a. Check if the information is
appropriate to he question, or
task given
b. Verify the authenticity and
source
c. Consistency of information given
d. The rate of having errors in the
result
 5 COMPONENTS OF
INFORMATION LITERACY
  It is about identifying
the nature and extent
IDENTIFY of the needed
information.
Examples:
Writing a Thesis Statement
Creating a timeline of plan to
complete a research paper
Differentiating primary
sources from secondary
information
  Itis about finding
information
FIND effectively and
efficiently.
Examples:
Locating a book in the library
using its call number
Choosing best keywords or
phrase in searching online or
in a library database
  Itis the ability to
evaluate
EVALUATE information and
its sources
Examples: critically.
 Reviewing multiple POV to
construct a generalized opinion
 Exploring different sources of
information (media source) to
understand a concept
 Analyzing the logic and structure
of arguments from speeches.
  It
is the ability to
apply information
APPLY to achieve a
purpose.
Examples:
Paraphrase a quote to support
an argument
Integrate an article into a part
of a research paper
Download a file and
incorporate it in a panel
discussion
  It is the ability to
acknowledge the
ACKNOWLEDGE sources of used
information. It also
includes the
understanding of ethical
legal and societal issues
Examples:
surrounding information.
 Creating in-text citations and
bibliographies
 Understanding plagiarism
 Utilizing copyright, creative
comments, public domains and
fair use guidelines.
Copyright – protects owner of his
right for use and distribution of
original work for lifetime plus 50
years
Public domain – after copyright
expires, available for public
domain and can be used for free.
Fair use – limitations and exception
to exclusive right granted by
copyright law, no need to ask
permission (ex. Criticisms,
teaching, research and new
ETHICAL USE OF
INFORMATION
 This includes the problems with the
intellectual property, proper use,
freedom of information, security of the
information and plagiarism

 Plagiarism is a “wrongful
appropriation” and “stealing and
publication” of author’s “language,
thoughts, ideas, or expressions” and the
representation of them as one’s own
original work.
GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL
USE OF INFORMATION
1. Respect the author’s intentions.
- it is important to never use the
information in a way it’s different from
the author’s intention.
2. Do not change the author’s main
idea.
- although it is not always necessary to
qoute an entire passage to make your
point, make sure that you have not
changed the author’s main idea through
selective qouting or use of ellipsis (...).
GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL
USE OF INFORMATION
3. Do not ignore information that
conflicts with your study
- it is not ethical to prove your thesis by
ignoring well-known information that
conflicts with or refutes it. A well-argued
paper confronts such evidence.
4. Context matters
- always be aware of the context (i.e.
Historical, sociological, cultural etc.) in
which your source document was
produced.
GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL
USE OF INFORMATION
Although you should keep these
guidelines in mind when
researching and writing your
papers, you may run into a few
areas such as:
a. Text that seemingly
contradict their arguments.
b. Texts that contain information
that can be used to support a thesis
not addressed by the author.
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITATIONS
USED FOR INFORMATION

1. APA (American
Psychological
Association) –
education and sciences
2. MLA (Modern
Language
Association) -
HOW TO USE APA FORMAT
(REFERENCING)
In Books:
Author, (Year). “Title of the Article”. Title
of the Book. Publishing House. Page
number

Example:
Vargas, E. J. (2018). “ Citation and
Referencing”. Reading and Writing.
Arizona State University. Pp 17-19
 HOW TO USE APA FORMAT
(REFERENCING)
In Internet:
Author, (Date of Retrieval). Title of the
Article. Retrieved from (site link)

Example:
Vargas, E. J. (2018). Students are not
machines: How true?. Retrieved from
http://blogspot.com/vargasedel/blogs/125
43
 HOW TO USE THE APA
FORMAT (CITATION)
In Books: (for in-text citations)
Author, (Year).

Examples:
(Vargas, 2018).
(Vargas & Cruz, 2018)
(Vargas, 2018, p. 14)
(Vargas, et.al, 2018)
 HOW DO THESE PEOPLE PRACTICE
INFORMATION LITERACY?
 STUDENTS – assess information to
broaden their knowledge , evaluate the
credibility of the information, carefully
chooses information to achieve an
objectives etc.

 TEACHERS – facilitate learning and

enhance students’ knowledge and skills
through accurate information.
 HOW DO THESE PEOPLE PRACTICE
INFORMATION LITERACY?
 MEDICAL PRACTIONERS – keep
track of patient’s health
 LAWYERS – relevant and complete
information through cases and evidences.
 JOURNALIST and REPORTERS -
secure information for news
 ARTISTS – research to add meaning and
depth to masterpiece
 SCIENTIST – seeks new information
through experiments and thorough research
SUMMARY OF THE
LESSON:
 Information, Literacy, Information
Literacy
 Information Literate Individual
 Five Components Of Information
Literacy
 Ethical Use Of Information
 Different Types Of Information
Citation
 How Important Literacy Is
Practiced By Various People