Information Literacy
Information Literacy Program
Alfaisal University Library offers a range of user education services to help library users find and evaluate information more efficiently and effectivelyUser Education at Alfaisal Library includes:
- Information Literacy Program (ILP)
- Information Skills Classes
- Library Tours
- Subject Guides
What is information literacy?
A set of abilities acquired by individuals to:- Recognize when information is needed
- Locate information to answer the need
- Evaluate and select the right information by using critical thinking
- Use effectively the needed information to create a product (i.e. an essay, a research paper, or just to make a basic decision)
Objectives of the Program
To empower the students with the necessary skills to become information literate. "Ultimately information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any decision or task at hand." American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report, 1989 Information Skills ClassesThese are available as sign-up classes or may be arranged by academic staff in consultation with the Library staff.