Informaton Literacy

Information literacy is the ability to recognize the extent and nature of an information need, then to locate, evaluate and effectively use the needed information. Information literacy is not the same as computer literacy or library literacy. Information literacy, on the other hand is a possible tool of empowerment for all learners reached through a "resource based" learning approach. Information literacy is encouraged to teachers and learners. In the business world its very helpful because they are collecting data information from many ways, they filter all the data by which one is important to the business they collected. They collect information by books, encyclopedias, computer skills, online research and word processing. Information literacy is helpful for business and communication power point presentations. Some companies use and develop specific information skills in the workplace, for lack of information will cost businesses. Costs include an in ability to recognize, use valuable information that the company has, inefficient use of the time, providing wrong or inappropriate information & duplicate work.