In its most distilled sense, is an individual's ability to know
when information is needed to supplement his/her own knowledge
base, to know where to go and whom to ask for assistance in
finding the needed information, and to read, mark, and inwardly
digest the information in order to produce new knowledge. These
abilities are best learned in increments, over time. In its
statement on general education, the University System of Georgia
(USG) acknowledges that information literacy is one of the basic
understandings for which students need general education
coursework (Board of Regents Section 2.04.01: General Guidelines
for Core Curriculum Areas A-E). The Association of College and
Research Libraries (ACRL) has compiled five standards and
twenty-two associated performance indicators which can be used
to assess the information literacy of college students
(Information Literacy 8-14). The five standards are: The
information literate student determines the nature and extent of
the information needed. The informat