MeSH database search for information literacy

Definition:

The ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively.

Year introduced: 2011

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Tree Number(s): L01.143.450
Entry Terms:

• Information Literacies
• Literacies, Information
• Literacy, Information

Previous Indexing:

• Computer Literacy (1991-2010)
• Information Storage and Retrieval (1996-2010)

See Also:

• Computer Literacy
• Information Seeking Behavior

All MeSH Categories
Information Science Category
Information Science
Communication
Information Literacy
Health Literacy