http://projectinfolit.org
http://magazine.good.is/articles/resource-literacy-digital-natives?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Critically evaluating any source of information is a key component of resource literacy, which both the American Library Association and Wikipedia define as “the ability to understand the form, format, location and methods for accessing information resources.” According to Danah Boyd in her book The Secret Lives of Networked Teens, resource literacy is a crucial skill: “Whether in school or in informal settings, youth need opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge to engage with temporary technology effectively and meaningfully. Becoming literate in a networked age requires hard work...”
Just as literacy in its purest form expands the scale of opportunities among adults, so too does resource literacy. Indeed, the ability to consciously use and interact with resources in the digital space encourages a user’s growth, which is why initiatives like Project Information Literacy (PIL) have risen to prominence. The goal of PIL is “to understand how early adults conceptualize and operationalize research activities for course work and ‘everyday life’ use and especially how they resolve issues of credibility, authority, relevance, and currency in the digital age.”
