What does "information literacy" mean?

The overall understanding of how information is produced and valued, and used to create new knowledge.

Information literacy

Q: What is a synonym for "information literacy"?

Common synonyms include: critical information skills, current events literacy, data interpretation skills, data processing capability, digital literacy education, electronic media.

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The overall understanding of how information is produced and valued, and used to create new knowledge.

Synonyms

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critical information skills current events literacy data interpretation skills data processing capability digital literacy education electronic media

Antonyms

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information illiteracy

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