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User Education program at UOS Medical Library is designed to provide students with a practical knowledge of research techniques and information skills that enable them access a variety of library resources and use them efficiently.
The program will equip students with skill for research and lifelong learning and assist them in becoming independent library users.
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This website is designed to serve as a starting point to teaching students essentials of "Information Literacy". It is very important now to be information literate student, who can search and use the array of information resources available at University of Sharjah Libraries along with any other resources encountered relevant to the research.
As defined by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), "Information Literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information".
Health Information Literacy, as defined by the Medical Library Association, is the set of abilities needed to: recognize a health information need; identify likely information sources and use them to retrieve relevant information; assess the quality of the information and its applicability to a specific situation; and analyze, understand and is " a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information".
According to the ACRL, Information Literate individual is able to;
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Recognize when information is needed
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Find and Access the needed information effectively and efficiently.
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Evaluate information and its sources critically
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Organize, use and communicate the information effectively, accurately and appropriately to accomplish a specific purpose
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Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use the information ethically and legally.
Source: Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education, ALA 2000
As defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, information is "knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction. The American Library Association defines information as "all ideas, facts, and imaginative works of the mind which have been communicated, recorded, published and/or distributed formally or informally in any format."
"Information does not stand alone: its meaning and availability are affecyed by both format and access.
Format is how information is packaged and presented.
Access refers to the ability to get to information when it is needed.
Content is of primary importance. The intended audience, the message itself, and the purpose for a given piece are all driven by the author's need to communicate something."
Research Methods and Strategies. Seattle Central Community College Library, 2006