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Information Literacy Standards (Condensed Version)
(Condensed Version of Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2000)

Collect Information Effectively and Efficiently

Selects most appropriate investigative method (e.g., laboratory experiment, simulation, fieldwork, literature search)
Investigates the scope, content, and organization of information systems and tools
Develops a research plan appropriate to the investigative methods
Uses a variety of services to retrieve the needed information (e. g., libraries, electronic resources, professional organizations and research offices; community resources; experts and practitioners)
Assesses quantity, quality and relevance of the search results and refines search strategy as necessary
Extracts, records and organizes the information and its sources using appropriate technologies