The intersection of information and science literacy
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2017.11.2.7
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Communications in Information Literacy
Volume
11
Issue
2
First Page
354
Last Page
365
ISSN
19335954
Keywords
Information literacy, Open access, Peer review, Publishing, Science literacy, Scientific communication, Scientific literacy
Abstract
To achieve higher science literacy, both students and the public require discipline-specific information literacy in the sciences. Scientific information literacy is a core component of the scientific process. In addition to teaching how to find and evaluate resources, scientific information literacy should include teaching the process of scholarship as a conversation and publication in the sciences. Faculty and librarians can be challenged in their efforts to teach students because of limited access to published research. Stronger scientific information literacy and more access to scholarly research could improve science literacy as a whole.
Open Access
Gold
Repository Citation
Klucevsek, K. (2017). The intersection of information and science literacy. Communications in Information Literacy, 11 (2), 354-365. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2017.11.2.7