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What is Information Literacy?
 Information is available from many sources and in many formats, such as printed text, television, videos, library databases, web sites and more. To be "information literate" you need to know why, when, and how to use all of these tools and think critically about the information they provide. Review your skills with the questions below.

Call numbers tell users where a book is located in the library.
True
False

Books on the same topic will have very similar call numbers.
True
False

De Anza College uses the Library of Congress call number system.
True
False

It is possible to access library catalogs from the Internet.
True
False

  You need to find scholarly information for an upcoming presentation. Which would be the most appropriate sources to use? Choose two.
Journal
Magazine
Newspaper
General Encyclopedia
Yahoo!

What are periodicals?
Publications issued "periodically" or at regular intervals.
Journals, magazines and newspapers.
Reference Books.

Use a periodical index when:
When you are looking for a video tape at De Anza Library.
When you want to find an article about a particular subject.
When you want to find a book to check out of the library.

Use the Web to find:
Current news and information.
Magazine & newspaper databases subscribed to by the library.
Information from all levels of government.

  Who publishes information on the Web?
Companies
Government agencies
Invidivuals
Universities
Organizations

An URL or Uniform Resource Locator is:
The unique address for a specific website or webpage.
A clue to who or what organization is responsible for the site.
URL's are no longer used on the Internet.

URLs or addresses ending in .com, .edu,.gov, .mil, .org, or .net tell us:
.com means that the site is a commerical or business site.
.edu is an educational site, usually a college or university.
.gov is a U.S. governmental/non-military site.
.mil is a U.S. government military site.
.org is a U.S. non-profit organization
.net indicates networks, internet service providers, organizations.

Everything is on the Internet.
True
False

A good way to evaluate web information is to determine the author.
True
False