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National Information Literacy Awareness Month - October 2009 



Excerpts -

"Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation."

"This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decisionmaking."

"The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical."

"An informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our modern democratic society, and I encourage educational and community institutions across the country to help Americans find and evaluate the information they seek, in all its forms."

- President Barack Obama

From the White House Briefing Room, Office of the Press Secretary, October 1, 2009.




 
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