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Information Literacy Proficiency

Information literacy is one of the four fundamental liberal arts skills all adults need to be successful in the 21st century. The other three skills are critical thinking, written, and oral communication. Information literacy is one of the goals of Baptist University of Florida mission statement. This goal is “to acquire, evaluate, assimilate and use information.” According to the Information Literacy Standards of Higher Education, the students of Baptist University of Florida will be able to do the following:

1. Define the need, problem, or question.
2. Locate, access, and retrieve information from a variety of print, electronic, and human information resources.
3. Assess the credibility, currency, reliability, validity, and appropriateness of the information retrieved.
4. Compile the information so it can be used to meet the information need, solve the problem, or answer the question.
5. Communicate the information legally and ethically using a variety of channels directed at a range of audiences.

Baptist University of Florida will incorporate information literacy and library instruction into the curriculum at four levels: 1) English 152. Intermediate College Composition; 2) an introductory course for each major; 3) a senior capstone or research course; 4) GR 501. Introduction to Graduate Research.  The librarian will work with the faculty and the director of the Writing Center in integrating information literacy and library instruction into these courses.