Information Literacy

Since reading about Information Literacy, I have learnt that we all need to find out information in order to function in society.  As society changes, so the information we need constantly changes.  If we are to learn new information, then we need to know how access that information.  There is functional literacy and there is information literacy.  In an educational setting, students need to be able to find out information in order to help them complete tasks, and in learning the skills to complete those tasks to transfer those skills to future tasks.  This is how they build upon their skills base and how they prepare themselves for the world of work by becoming independently information literate.