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Action literacy- the ability to turn good information into ethical action. Being action literate means that one’s ethical actions are consistently rooted in good, reliable information. The actions are helpful. The actions are good. Right actions are carried out even when difficult if-LAP- InFormation Literacy Action Processor. A system used to create good value from all information
Information asymmetry [phrase coined by George Akerlof, 1970]- in contract theory and economics, information asymmetry deals with the study of decisions in transactions where one party has more or better information than the other. This creates an imbalance of power in transactions [definition by John O. Ledyard] Information equivalence- information that accurately represents something in a form different from what it represents. A photograph, a schematic and architectural plans are examples. Genome, genes and DNA are other examples Information literacy- In·for·ma·tion lit·er·a·cy [in-fər-ˈmā-shən ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē] 1. The ability to extract, accept and create good value from reliable sources for the most beneficial decision making and problem solving [JK Kelly]. 2. Techniques and skills for utilizing the wide range of information tools as well as primary sources in molding information solutions to ones problems. Taking information from knowledge to understaning to wisdom [Zurkowski]. Being information literate or not is dependent upon context: Most Circumpolar people, information literate in the ways of the Arctic, would be information illiterate if dropped into Harvard Yard just as most students from Harvard Yard would be information illiterate if dropped next to an ice hole or a herd of reindeer in the Arctic Information overload (overabundance)- whenever available information exceeds ones capacity to evaluate it [Zurkowski, related paper number 5, p. 1]
Action literacy- the ability to turn good information into ethical action. Being action literate means that one’s ethical actions are consistently rooted in good, reliable information. The actions are helpful. The actions are good. Right actions are carried out even when difficult if-LAP- InFormation Literacy Action Processor. A system used to create good value from all information
Information asymmetry [phrase coined by George Akerlof, 1970]- in contract theory and economics, information asymmetry deals with the study of decisions in transactions where one party has more or better information than the other. This creates an imbalance of power in transactions [definition by John O. Ledyard] Information equivalence- information that accurately represents something in a form different from what it represents. A photograph, a schematic and architectural plans are examples. Genome, genes and DNA are other examples Information literacy- In·for·ma·tion lit·er·a·cy [in-fər-ˈmā-shən ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē] 1. The ability to extract, accept and create good value from reliable sources for the most beneficial decision making and problem solving [JK Kelly]. 2. Techniques and skills for utilizing the wide range of information tools as well as primary sources in molding information solutions to ones problems. Taking information from knowledge to understaning to wisdom [Zurkowski]. Being information literate or not is dependent upon context: Most Circumpolar people, information literate in the ways of the Arctic, would be information illiterate if dropped into Harvard Yard just as most students from Harvard Yard would be information illiterate if dropped next to an ice hole or a herd of reindeer in the Arctic Information overload (overabundance)- whenever available information exceeds ones capacity to evaluate it [Zurkowski, related paper number 5, p. 1]