STANDARD FOUR: Understanding the Economic, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Surrounding the Use of Information

BASIC LESSONS

• Standard One: Defining the Information Need
• Standard Two: Acquiring Needed Information Efficiently and Effectively
• Standard Three: Critically Evaluating Information and Its Sources
• Standard Four: Using Information Ethically
  1. Understanding Economic, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues
  2. Follows Economic, Ethical, Legal, and Social Policies and Protocols
  3. Discipline-Specific Information
• Standard Five: Keeping Current Regarding New Information in the Field

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards identifies Standard Four as the ability to understand the economic, ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and its technologies and to use information effectively, ethically, and legally. This series of lessons introduces users to a variety of concepts and ideas that fall under that standard.