An information-literate person is one who:

    •    Recognizes that accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision making

    •    Formulates questions based on information needs

    •    Develops successful strategies to search for information

    •    Accesses many sources of information, including computer-based and other technologies

    •    Evaluates information

    •    Organizes information for practical application

    •    Integrates new information into an existing body of knowledge

    •    Uses information in critical thinking and problem solving

Source: Christine S. Doyle. Information Literacy in an Information Society: A Concept for the Information Age. Syracuse, New York: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, 1997.