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 Hello Bloggers, We are back again this week and we are talking about Information Literacy Models sometimes referred to as the big 6. These models serve as a guide for developing information skills in individuals. These big  6  are also called information problem-solving models in information literacy and they include models such as the big 6 information skills model, seven pillars of information literacy model, pathways to knowledge model, PLUS model and seven faces of information model. For this week we shall concentrate on the big 6 information skills model. This is an information problem solving model developed by Mike Elsenberg and Bob Berkowitz in 1990. This model explains ways in which people of all walks of life solve an information problem. It integrates technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply and evaluate information for specific needs and tasks. This model demonstrates the way in which individuals learn to recognise their specific informati...

 Hey followers, We are back again this week and our topic is on information literacy. We shall discuss what abilities information officers need to have and the standards that need to be followed when handling information. Let me start by defining information literacy. It is the set of abilities needed by an individual to recognize information when its needed and the ability to locate, evaluate and use it effectively. This has become more important with the rapid changes in technology and the information explosion on the internet. One now needs special skills in order to sieve through the huge amounts of data available online.  Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and it is common to all disciplines including learning environments and all levels of education. Information literacy is not all about writing or reading, no. It involves much more than that. In order to be qualified as an information literate person, you need to posses certain characteristics. I...