Information and knowledge. The information era. Information handling skills: Information literacy : Your information needs. Information literacy and its development. Information skills. Information awareness. Lifelong learning. Typology of information skills. Information tasks and plans: What is an information task? Your feelings. The working plan. Planning the information task. The first stage. Planning is the key. Step 1 : Interpret the information. Survey the information situation. Retrieving information for the task. What does retrieving information involve? Step 3 : Locate relevant sources. Step 4 : Select the information. Organising information to complete the task : Organising the information. Step 5 : Evaluate the information. Step 6 : Synthesise the information. Step 7 : Present the information task. Step 8 : Appraise the completed task. Locating information : Finding information : Finding information in a resource collection. Classified arrangement of information sources. Library catalogue. Interpreting a bibliographic citation. Reference sources : Dictionaries. Encyclopaedias. Directories. Handbooks. Yearbooks. Almanacs. Atlases. CD-ROM and online reference sources. Bibliographies, indexing and abstract journals. Electronic information sources : CD-ROM. The Internet : an introduction. Information sources on the Internet. Accessing information on the Internet. Citations : Purpose and function of references in an assignment. Compiling citations. Structure of a list of sources cited. Expository writing : Know your audience and purpose : Whom are you writing for? Why do we write? Reading for writing : Reading skills for studying. Study reading. Note taking. Text mapping strategies. Thinking for writing : Dealing with facts. Dealing with non-facts. Types of reasoning. Critical reading and writing. The writing process : Prewriting. Writer's block. Organising your notes. Using an outline to help you plan. Writing the first draft. Completing your writing tasks : rewriting. Form of the essay. Organisation and structure. Acknowledging your source. Plagiarism. Editing check list. Proofreading.