Critical evaluation and use of digital information sources by distance library students from the Universidade Federal da Bahia: An analysis based on the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education-ACRL

Abstract

Introduction: The increase in the search for training at a higher level in the distance modality reflects the social demand for learning mediated by technologies, corroborating for the creation of digital documents, open educational resources, teaching methodologies appropriate to the virtual environment, increasing the possibility of access to graduation in different knowledge domains. Objective: In this context, this work has the objective of analyzing the levels of information literacy, according to the concepts of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, of the Association of College & Research Libraries, two students of the Library Science course in the distance modality, and His research skills in the digital context. Methodology: It is a case study, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. The universe corresponds to the 173 students enrolled in the four poles of the course in Bahia (Santo Amaro, Juazeiro, Vitória da Conquista and Ilhéus), and they count as an academic institution or Institute of Information Science, of the Universidade Federal da Bahia. Results: The results suggest that academic and professional studies are the main motivation for the research carried out in a virtual environment. The competence for critical evaluation of the information is evident, above all, in the area of the quality of the information. Conclusion: For the development of information skills, in relation to the evaluation of information sources, a pedagogical project of the course oriented to critical training in information, and to the continuous training of higher-level students, should be considered.