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Teaching Students About Information: Information Literacy and Cognitive Authority

Troy Swanson1

Abstract: Scholarship has not undergone a paradigm shift in terms of argument and research with the introduction of the Web-based information world. Searching, on the other hand has undergone a significant shift. In teaching students to find, use and evaluate information, librarians and instructors need a useful model of the information world that enables them to teach students about information. A practical example of how this may be accomplished is presented.

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