Part 1: Starting Points -- Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: What kind of book is this?;Chapter 3: Why The Human Relationship with Information?; Part 2: Living in an Information World -- Chapter 4: What is common sense, exactly, and can it help us evaluate information?; Chapter 5: How can I get the most out of reading?; Chapter 6: Information is everywhere – is it still important to take notes?; Chapter 7: Is skepticism necessarily a bad thing?; Chapter 8: What kind of information justifies us in condemning someone we do not know personally?; Part 3: Libraries for Humans -- Chapter 9: Just wondering: what is the point of libraries?; Chapter 10: What are my asymmetries as a learner?; Chapter 11: Are information literate learners self-directed learners?; Chapter 12: Learning outcomes or intellectual virtues: What do I want for my students?; Chapter 13: Why would anyone want to be intellectually humble?; Part 4: Character sketches to wonder about -- Chapter 14: The case of the chump: What can information literacy do?; Chapter 15: How do I read the news without becoming resentful and hopeless?; Index.
Biography
Mark Lenker is Teaching and Learning Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries in the USA.
