Our mission is to promote the exploration of knowledge and to graduate information literate students who are equipped for lifelong learning in the 21st Century.

Information Literacy @ UWF

Information literacy has been identified as an important component across UWF's Academic Learning Compacts, especially in the Critical Thinking and Academic Integrity Domains. Resources for incorporating and assessing information literacy in each of the academic domains can be found here, on the CUTLA website. Information literacy is taught by librarians and faculty throughout the university, helping students develop core skills and gain in-depth knowledge of resources in their disciplines.

What is Information Literacy?

In the Association of College and Research Libraries' Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education, an information literate individual is defined as someone who is able to:

• determine the extent of information needed;
• access the needed information effectively and efficiently;
• evaluate information and its sources critically;
• incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base;
• use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose; and,
• understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally.