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Introduction to Information Literacy

Christian Leuprecht

Hon. B.A., D.É.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Queen's)

Type	Advantages	Concerns	Target Audience	Who produces
Invisible College	Quicker than the conventional sources. Empower marginal groups	Quality varies Reliability varies It may be hard to reach	General Public/ Members of a particular social movement	General Public Political Activists
TV NEWS	Stories updated in their web pages Breaking news provide quick access Pictures and video coverage	Stories may disappear from web pages	General Public	Journalists
Newspapers	Primary source of evidence especially about local issues	Web versions and print versions differ	General Public	Journalists
Magazines	More extensive reports Opinions	Some of them can be unreliable	General Public	Journalists
Journals	In depth and systemic analysis of an issue Authoritative Source for any research - especially peer reviewed ones	Dense-technical language Not a source of current events	Academic community	Academic Community
Books	Broad overviews of any topics In depth analysis of an issue Bibliographies can provide clues for a research.	Not a source of current events	General Public/Academic Community	Scholars / Journalists
Government Publications	Rich factual information Official sources	Difficult to get information from foreign governments Hard to reach	General Public/Academic Community	State departments/Officials
Reference Materials	Good Starting point for research - Provides references for a topic Good Source of quick facts Helpful for defining a term	Descriptive - Does not offer arguments You cannot check out from library	General Public/ Academic Community	Reference Librarians/ Scholars