The mission of the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy is
to provide the opportunity to share research and best methods
related to teaching, learning, and assessing essential lifelong
learning skills: - How to determine the extent of information
needed in a given situation. - How to access the needed
information effectively and efficiently. - How to evaluate
information and its sources critically. - How to incorporate
selected information into one’s knowledge base. - How to use
information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. -
Understanding the economic, legal, ethical, and social issues
surrounding the use of information. What is Information
Literacy?Information literacy is defined as the ability to know
when there is a need for information, to be able to identify,
locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the
issue or problem at hand. The Georgia Conference on Information
Literacy invites proposals across disciplines for workshops and
presentations that will consider, exten