1. Information Navigation 101.
- Author
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Foster, Andrea L.
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EDUCATION research , *INTERNET searching , *LIBRARY science , *COMPUTER science , *INFORMATION technology , *COLLEGE students - Abstract
The article discusses the use of the Internet by college students for academic purposes. While almost all college students use the Internet on a regular basis, very few distinguish between peer-reviewed, scholarly sources, and any random Internet page. This can cause problems when students use improper sources for their academic research, which has a side effect of lowering the quality of papers as a whole. Accrediting agencies are now considering information-literacy programs as measures of an institution's performance to encourage education in the use of academic resources.
- Published
- 2007