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When should information literacy education begin? While many colleges and universities offer IL capstone courses to help students get onboard with higher education-level research, most believe that information and media… read more →

Many young people approaching adulthood have a sense of what they want to do with their lives, but aren’t exactly sure how to get there. For many, college is a… read more →

Many of us remember being excluded when we were young, and the psychological scars left behind can be devastating. How can we, as educators, help stop bullying—including cyberbullying—before it starts?… read more →

In this era of widespread misinformation and disinformation, the importance of incorporating information literacy into education cannot be overstated. Students and patrons need to be equipped with research skills if… read more →

There’s a special magic to engaging students throughout the school year, with teachers striving to create new worlds within their classrooms that inspire even the most reticent students to expand… read more →

From September 15 to October 15 each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the achievements, histories, traditions, and cultural diversity of Hispanic/Latino/Latinx Americans, whose heritage… read more →

November 5, 2024, will be a very important day in U.S. history. Voters in the United States will go to the polls to cast ballots in elections on the federal,… read more →

Make back-to-school unit planning easier with Infobase. For resources to help teach critical-thinking skills, analytical writing, and civics and history for this year’s classes, turn to Issues & Controversies and… read more →

Infobase customers are a varied group: students and patrons at academic, public, and school libraries; librarians at all those institutions; and teachers and other faculty. Listening to all those stakeholders… read more →

One aspect of information literacy that deserves special attention is personal health literacy, defined by the CDC as “the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and… read more →

Children are introduced to new technologies—especially digital devices, like phones and tablets—at younger and younger ages. One study found that, of a group of parents with a child under 12,… read more →

We rely on technologies of all sorts every day, whether it’s turning on a light switch, taking life-saving medicine, or making phone calls on computers small enough to fit in… read more →