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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Apply information literacy skills to meet needs
   • Identify information literacy concepts and what constitutes an information literate person
   • Identify exact nature and extent of information needs
   • Develop effective search strategies and select relevant search tools to locate information from primary, secondary and tertiary sources
   • Assess usefulness and relevance of information resources in relation to relevant information needs
   • Evaluate search results and adjust search strategies to meet information needs
2. Provide relevant stakeholders with search results
   • Assess search results and select relevant information to meet purpose
   • Compile reference lists and bibliographies of relevant information resources according to relevant referencing styles in format according to organisational policies and procedures
   • Select communication methods for presenting information to relevant stakeholders according to nature and purpose of requests and intended audience
   • Communicate with relevant stakeholders in relation to information requests according to organisational policies
   • Acknowledge copyright and licensing issues related to access and use of information
3. Evaluate own work and skills
   • Track development of own information literacy skills in relation to information literacy process
   • Plan and implement strategies and opportunities to support lifelong learning
   • Evaluate own information literacy skills against own career goals
   • Update knowledge of current and emerging technologies that impact information literacy skills

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

select, evaluate, and present information resources to meet three workplace information needs.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

select and refine search strategies and tools

source and present varied complex information, ideas and concepts

evaluate search results and take action to enhance final presentation to customer

implement planned strategies to develop and extend own information literacy skills

use a range of primary, secondary and tertiary sources to provide information in response to customer requests.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

key concepts of information literacy

range of information sources and technologies available to meet information requirements

copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact research, use and distribution of information

information and resources available for development of information literacy skills

key principles of lifelong learning and how they relate to information literacy

role of information literacy in different occupations in relation to lifelong learning.

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