FACULTIES OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES TO : PROFESSOR WINNER CHAWINGA FROM : DORA BANDA (MLIS 0122) PROGRAMME :MASTER’S DEGREE IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE COURSE TITLE :INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR AND LITERACY EDUCATION COURSE CODE :MLIS 6102 TASK : SUMMARY OF LAST WEEK’S CLASS (11.12.25) DUE DATE : 16. 12. 2025 INFORMATION LITERACY MODELS Introduction Information literacy means knowing when you need information and being able to find it, judge if it is reliable, use it correctly and share it in an ethical way. Today there is a a lot of information online , including false or misleading content, therefore it is very important to have information literacy skills.In-order to help people learn these skills, scholars and organisations introduced various models to explain how individuals develop and apply these skills. These models serve as structured guides for teaching, learning and practice across...
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FACULTIES OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES TO : PROFESSOR WINNER CHAWINGA FROM : DORA BANDA (MLIS 0122) PROGRAMME :MASTER’S DEGREE IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE COURSE TITLE :INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR AND LITERACY EDUCATION COURSE CODE :MLIS 6102 TASK : SUMMARY OF LAST WEEK’S CLASS (26.11.25) DUE DATE : 02. 12. 2025 I nformation Literacy Information literacy is a critical skill set in the digital age, encompassing the ability to access, evaluate, analyse and ethically use information from diverse sources. Information literacy involves the search for information using tools such as online databases, search engines, academic sources e.tc . I nformation literacy is an essential competency ...