Information Literacy

Any question typed into a search engine will give us dozens or hundreds of potential answers. But how do we know which answer is correct? Or perhaps the most correct, depending on the question. And also, which answers are flatly wrong and how can we tell? 

This is why it is so important to gain skills in information literacy.

"Information literacy is a survival skill in the Information Age. Instead of drowning in the abundance of information that floods their lives, information literate people know how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively to solve a particular problem or make a decision---whether the information they select comes from a computer, a book, a government agency, a film, or any number of other possible resources."

Source: Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report | Association of College and Research Libraries (ala.org)