Document Type
Presentation
Keywords
information literacy; library and information science; fourth industrial revolution; artificial intelligence; data; information; context
Publisher
Bryant University
Publication Source
RED Day
Rights Management
CC 4.0 CC-BY-SA
Abstract
Our future in the world ahead will include continued upskilling and dexterity in learning. While technical skills are crucial, we must be able to understand, be critical of, and evaluate the cultural, historical, and technical background behind the data to be effective users and creators of data. While data are the facts or details from which information is derived, individual pieces of data are rarely useful alone. For data to become information, data needs to be put into context. Information literacy is the tool that helps to build meaning. During this session, we’ll examine recent examples of data misunderstanding and misuse and ideate how we can use information literacy skills to strengthen our teaching and our community.
Included in
Information Literacy Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
