Information Literacy Standards

Standard I.
The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

Standard II.
The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

Standard III.
The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

Standard IV.
The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.

Standard V.
Thestudent who is an independent learner is information literate andappreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.

Standard VI.
Thestudent who is an independent learner is information literate andstrives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.

Standard VII.
Thestudent who contributes positively to the learning community and tosociety is information literate and recognizes the importance ofinformation to a democratic society.

Standard VIII.
Thestudent who contributes positively to the learning community and tosociety is information literate and practices ethical behavior inregard to information and information technology.

Standard IX.
Thestudent who contributes positively to the learning community and tosociety is information literate and participates in groups to pursueand generate information.

From InformationPower: Building Partnerships for Learning by American Association ofSchool Librarians and Association for Educational Communications andTechnology, 1998.