New Book: Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age, 2nd Edition (Jan 2004) By Michael B. Eisenberg, Carrie A. Lowe, and Kathleen L. Spitzer Foreword by Patricia Senn Breivik

Posted on December 12th, 2003 by Mike Eisenberg

This is the definitive work on information literacy. Dr. Michael Eisenberg, known worldwide as one of the originators of the innovative Big6 Information Problem Solving Process, and frequent presenters on the subject Carrie A. Lowe and Kathleen L. Spitzer have extensively revised and updated this long-awaited second edition. Tracing the history of information literacy, the authors discuss its economic importance; examine past, present, and current research in the field; and explain how information literacy relates to the national standards transforming K-12 education and higher education today.

January 2004 224 pages 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 1-59158-143-5 $47.50

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