As this video demonstrates so well, we are living in a rapidly changing world where the amount of information is staggering. Through technology, we now have access to constantly expanding multiple media information sources.
The ability to find, identify, evaluate, and use
information has become a survival skill for college, work and daily life.
Information Literacy is an important component of the Otis curriculum, particularly in Liberal Studies, and is woven through all four years.
In Liberal Studies, in studio, in your future workplace, and in your personal lives you need constantly expanding skills to successfully negotiate information spaces and to filter what is found.
By the end of your studies at Otis you should be able to:
Define and articulate your need for information.
Access the needed information effectively and efficiently.
Evaluate information and its sources critically.
Use the information to accomplish a specific purpose.
Understand the economic, legal, and social issues that surround the use of information and use that information ethically and legally.
Information Literacy is a critical skill that will support your success both during your time at Otis and after.
All students are required to complete one or more online Tutorials and use the skills learned for research in all courses.Otis Faculty members have collaborated with the Otis Librarian to create Course Pathfinders and other Guides located on the Library web site.
Information literacy actually involves the integration of many literacies: library expertise,
computer skills, media literacy, technology, ethics, critical
thinking and communication.
Librarians are always available to answer questions and provide additional instruction and assistance when asked.
What is Information Literacy? 
