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Information Literacy: Definition and Importance

This guide is designed to help define and promote the importance of information literacy taught by library faculty at CSI

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

On October 1, 2009, President Barack Obama proclaimed October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. 

President Obama called for Americans to ".. be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age. Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it."