Information Literacy

"Otis College graduates will be able to assemble, evaluate, and ethically use information from diverse sources to accomplish a specific purpose."

We are all simultaneously creators and consumers of information in an ever-changing landscape. Information literacy is a set of skills and practices that encourage you to think critically about the information you use and produce. 

Information literacy guides you to effectively evaluate and utilize all the different kinds of information that you encounter. Being information literate requires developing habits that engage you in a self-directed, critical reflection about how you learn. These are important skills for any educated person and have been identified by employers as a desirable skill for college graduates entering the job market (see here: What Employers Want).

Several librarians from art and design colleges, including Otis, created an Information Literacy course for LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). In 2017, the course won an award for "Excellence in Electronic Resources."

You are welcome to try it! It takes about 2 hours to complete. Sign in to LinkedIn Learning through the Catalog and Databases page to take the course.