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ERIC Number: EJ428980
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-7169
Literacy in an Information Society.
Breivik, Patricia Senn
Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, v61 n6 p28-29,32-35 Jun-Jul 1991
Today's definition of literacy must include the ability to find and evaluate needed information. Proposes a national literacy agenda to change the way information is used in educational settings and provide greater access to expanding information resources. Considers information literacy a means of personal and national empowerment. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Literacy, Two Year Colleges, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Information Literacy