The goal of the VRHS Library Media Center is to empower, via collaboration, students, staff, and VRHS community members to be informed decision-makers and proficient users of information technologies, and to inspire passion and desire for knowledge and lifelong reading.   

What is Information Literacy?

Information literacy is the ability to find information, analyze it and derive meaning from it, then synthesize it into new understanding. Students should be able to determine a search strategy, locate needed resources, assess and understand the information found, interpret and communicate that information, and evaluate their own conclusions (ASCD, 21st Century Skills).

An information literate person:
  • recognizes that accurate and complete information forms the basis for intelligent decision making
  • formulates questions based on information needs
  • identifies potential sources of information
  • develops a range of successful search strategies
  • accesses a variety of sources including print, computer-based or other technologies
  • evaluates information gathered by sorting, sifting, and selecting the most relevant and nonbiased sources
  • organizes information for practical, relevant purposes
  • integrates new information into an existing body of knowledge
  • uses information for critical thinking and problem solving

Information fluency is the ability to
  • employ the use of up to date computer technologies to obtain, select, analyze, and infer conclusions from information
  • move across multiple strategies and evaluation levels in order to address different information needs found in academic, workplace, and personal environment
Students are expected to exercise the rights and responsibilities of [digital] citizenship by interacting and engaging effectively in the global world.

Students are expected to apply a fundamental understanding of ethical issues when using digital technologies for communication and networking.

What are Information Science Skills?

The Big 6
  1. Task definition--identify information needed to complete task
  2. Information seeking strategies--identify possible and best resources
  3. Location and access--find necessary information within source
  4. Use of information--extract relevant information
  5. Synthesis--organize and present the information
  6. Evaluation--process and product
Program Goals:
  • Communicate information and ideas, conduct research, organize data and solve problems, and create original works;
  • Demonstrate responsible, legal and ethical use of information and
    technology.
  •  Use effective and efficient strategies to explore and use a wide range of information and technology resources to gain knowledge,
    deepen understanding, make informed decisions and solve problems for educational, career and personal pursuits;
  •  Apply information and technology competencies to learning in the content areas;
  •  Locate, evaluate, interpret and synthesize information from print and non-print sources; and 
  • Use technology tools to enhance learning, increase
    productivity and promote creativity.
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