A comparative study between the American (Nebraska State) and Canadian (Manitoba State) standards of information literacy
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https://doi.org/10.70000/cj.2018.51.104Abstract
The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of the term "information literacy skills" on the educational system in developed countries. This study was conducted by comparing the adopted standards of information literacy skills between the United States of America, as represented by the state of Nebraska state, and Canada, as represented by Transcona state. The current study might contribute to the development of the Arab intellectual production, which lacks studies and standards that deal with the specific terminology involved in the development of teaching methods. Such methods are highlyessential for the educational process and the scientific community as a whole.Therefore, setting up information literacy skills, Such as intellectual property protection, must be instilled in the minds of students since childhood, especially in our Arab societies. The main results of the current study have shed the light on the similarities and differences between the adopted standers in both student information literacy programs as well as two importance of teaching elementary students. The respect for copyrightbased on simple examples, In conclusion, this study reached a set of recommendations that we hope to contribute to and to enhance understanding of the importance of information literacy skills, thus enabling students to become successful future independent researchers.
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