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Information Literacy
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MeSH Heading
Information Literacy
Tree Number(s)
L01.143.450
Unique ID
D058980
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058980
Scope Note
The ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively.
Previous Indexing
Computer Literacy (1991-2010)
Information Storage and Retrieval (1996-2010)
See Also
Computer Literacy
Information Seeking Behavior
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Introduced
2011/01/01
Last Updated
2011/01/01
Allowable Qualifiers
history (HI)
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Access to Information [L01.143.024]
Advertising [L01.143.050]
Blogging [L01.143.140]
Communication Barriers [L01.143.230]
Computer Literacy [L01.143.256]
Data Visualization [L01.143.288]
Diffusion of Innovation [L01.143.320]
Disclosure [L01.143.335]
Health Communication [L01.143.350]
Information Dissemination [L01.143.443]
Information Literacy [L01.143.450]
Health Literacy [L01.143.450.500]
Information Seeking Behavior [L01.143.458]
Internet Access [L01.143.539]
Internet Use [L01.143.580]
Medical Interpreting [L01.143.600]
Negotiating [L01.143.620]
Nonverbal Communication [L01.143.649]
Persuasive Communication [L01.143.762]
Propaganda [L01.143.790]
Public Service Announcements as Topic [L01.143.805]
Reminder Systems [L01.143.820]
Scholarly Communication [L01.143.865]
Social Networking [L01.143.910]
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Information Literacy
Preferred
Concept UI
M0545605
Scope Note
The ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively.
Terms
Information Literacy
Preferred Term
Term UI
T769674
Date
04/16/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2011)
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