The Internet is designed to be easy to use for all people. However, just becouse it's easy to use doesn't mean that you can access what you want to access. The shear amount of information that is on the Internet is hard to realize. Intelligent searching of the Internet is more important than ever.
One of the most important search engine skills is Boolean Operators. Using AND, OR, and NOT are very useful in cutting a search down to a manageable size.
However, this is just a basic skill. There are many other skills that are necessary to acquire information literacy.
Database Literacy
If students intend to write scholarly articles it is vital that they know how to use Internet databases. Using a database is similar to using a search engine but requires a much higher level of search skills than is acquired by most internet users.
Website Evaluation
Most of the information on the Internet is created by users of the Internet and not accredited experts. This requires a healthy amount of skepticism about information found on the Internet.
Information Literacy is not just an important topic for students but for everyone because information is vital to everyone.
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