Q. What is information literacy?

Definition

The American Library Association maintains that for a person to be information literate they "must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

The TCU Library Information Literacy Mission

The Information Literacy Program's mission is to support, promote, and enhance teaching, learning, and research at Texas Christian University by providing training in the development of information literacy skills for flexible, independent, and lifelong learning. Training given will assist the TCU community in finding, retrieving, and managing information through various systems and in a variety of formats.