Characteristics of Information and Knowledge

Information is considered a depletable resource.

Knowledge is the result of simply storing and retrieving data.

Knowledge is a type of information that is irrelevant and useless.

According to Mary Gosling, knowledge is data that is not recognized as relevant.

Knowledge is something that is believed, but may not be true or reliable.

Knowledge is the perception of the agreement or disagreement of two ideas.

Information literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, but not to locate those sources.

According to the American Library Association, information literacy is the ability to recognize when there is a need for information and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information, but it does not include learning how to learn.

The amount of information available will decrease in the future.

Information literacy is critically important because not all information is created equal and the amount of information available is increasing.