Assigned reading #5

The topic of students and their lack of information literacy hit a little too close to home for me. As a college Senior, I have had numerous research projects and I think I have spent maybe a total of ten hours in the library. I have always relied on using the internet as my main source for information, but as I have learned by taking the Introduction to Library Research and Technology course, that a majority of the information I retained was from unreliable sources and may have been invalid. In the article, “Information Navigation 101”, it was discussed that many learning institutions want to either make information literacy courses mandatory or have a standardized test to measure information technology skills. I feel that this should be necessary in today’s age of “quick info.” Being a Communication Studies major, I do not have to do as much research as other concentrations, but I do still see this as an essential skill.