An information literate person is able to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."
- American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy
(Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)
Ultimately, information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information, and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision at hand.
- American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy
(Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, 1989.)