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LIBRARY JOURNAL ›› 2013, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 18-21.

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InformationFluency:OriginandDevelopmentofaNewbornConcept

Yin Xue, Zhao Lin   

  • Received:2012-04-19 Online:2013-01-15 Published:2013-01-25

Abstract:

Information fluency is one of the quality of citizens in 21st century, and is one of the goals of education. It′s noaccident, but has a profound historical background and a solid theoretical foundation. The paper do an in-depth investigationand analysis on its times background and its theoretical background of information fluency, and research information fluencywith the concept of development and extension of the connotation, summed up its competency standards, in order to makepreliminary preparations to further explore the mode of information fluency education.

Key words: Information fluency, Information literacy, Computer literacy, Critical thinking