INFORMATION LITERACY

Title of the Article: The media and the literacies : media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy
 Author: Tibor Koltay
 Publisher: SAGE
URL:http: //mcs.sagepub.com/content/33/2/211

Abstract of the Article:

This article provides an overview of the nature of  the three most prevailing concepts of literacies namely :  media  literacy, information literacy and digital literacy , showing both similarities to and differences from each other. The various contexts in which these literacies function are outlined and additional literacies are given.




Three things  I learned from my Reading Assignment:

Firstly,  aside from media literacy ,information literacy and digital literacy, there are multiple concepts of literacies such as emerging technology literacy, visual literacy, multicultural literacy, publishing literacy among others which are somehow related to media literacy. There are similarities and differences among these literacies.

Secondly, according to Bawden, there is no single literacy that is appropriate for all people or for one person over all their lifetime and that would not require a constant updating of concepts and competencies in accordance with the changing circumstances of the information environment.

Thirdly,  media literacy  and information literacy share the same characteristic in that they both emphasize critical evaluation. Media literacy is the ability to access the media, to understand and to critically evaluate different aspects of the media and media content and to create communications in a variety of context. Similarly, information literacy emphasizes critical thinking, meta-cognitive and procedural knowledge used to locate information in specific domains, fields and context.




Implications of the new things I learned to my work /to me as a person:

       As a librarian working in a law library, I should be an information literate person. One who:
- recognizes the need for information
- recognizes that accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision-making
- identifies potential sources of information
-develops successful search strategies
- accesses sources of information including computer-based and other technologies
- evaluates, organizes and integrates information for practical application
-uses information in critical thinking and problem-solving

       Furthermore, with the advent of digital technologies, I should also be a digital literate person One, who has the ability to understand and use information multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.

      Media literacy which is related to information literacy and digital literacy plays an important role  in an environment in which it operates.