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Mann, L. (2018). Information literacy and instruction: Making a place for makerspaces in information literacy. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 58(2), 82-86. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.2.6927

Information literacy plays a pivotal role in recognizing the misleading, out-of-date, or false information. It also helps filter through the data and view it intelligently and correctly. Having a room in the library for knowledge literacy is important, according to this article. It is no longer sufficient to concentrate solely on the retrieval aspect of information literacy. Instead, librarians should extend the concept to include the creator movement's power to assist library users in finding, evaluating, and successfully using tools and materials to discover the world around them, tap into latent interests, and incorporate what they've learned. Making is another facet of information literacy that has a place in libraries. Many school, public, and academic librarians have adopted the maker revolution as another way to address the needs of the communities they represent and train people for these potential careers, whether by actual makerspaces, maker groups, mobile maker laboratories on buses and vans, or maker kits shared alongside books.

Furthermore, as shown by the workshops and lectures presented at their conventions, many of the nation's state and national library associations are actively supporting the creator phenomenon. Makerspaces provide a platform for patrons to read, explore, and discover new things. The use of makerspaces to enable people to train independently and hone their technology literacy skills has a number of advantages, including equalizing resources and closing the digital divide. Makerspaces help bridge the digital gap by allowing people to develop skills that aren't usually available in a conventional classroom or academic environment – especially to those patrons who are not fortunate enough to own and use technology.

Consequently, literacy is a broad concept that encompasses more than just information; as time passes and inventions occur, new literacies emerge. Technology literacy, according to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), is defined as the ability to demonstrate skills in a variety of fields, including the following:


 * 1) Creativity and innovation: Students use technology to demonstrate creative thinking, problem solving, and knowledge construction;
 * 2) Communication and collaboration: Students use technology to communicate and collaborate in order to enhance their learning or the learning of others;
 * 3) Research and information fluency: Students use technology to find and use accurate, up-to-date information;
 * 4) Digital citizenship: Students understand what it means to be a citizen in the digital world and practice ethical behavior when they use technology; and
 * 5) Technology operations and concepts: Students illustrate an understanding of technological systems and concepts.

As this article concludes, makerspaces acts as a turning stone for promoting the importance and applications of information literacy, and it does so by incorporating daily life into teaching and insights from a range of viewpoints. Students especially as young as the elementary grades and those less fortunate to own technologies that will help them in their studies will surely benefit from makerspace teaching, which will help them articulate their learning using advanced resources. Let us all remember the value of information literacy in eradicating misinformation and empowering individuals to be responsible and literate. Nothing will ever be able to replicate the wisdom that we have gained and learned; it will all be ours to possess.