e-literate worksheet

e-literate?

After watching the video e-literate? answer the following questions. (This video is available on Reserve in the Alexandria Campus Library or online, courtesy of VCU Libraries.)

Where do we get information?

Why is it important to be "information literate"?

The video notes that anyone can put anything on the Internet. What are the consequences of this for you as a student?

In doing research for class projects, think about some of the web pages you have come across that you have dismissed as inappropriate sources of information. How did you decide that a particular web page was not a good source of information?

What are some ways to determine whether or not a particular web page is a good, accurate, and appropriate source of information for a research project?

In general, should web pages be your only information sources for college research? Why or why not?

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