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Revised Scholarly, Practice and Leadership Developing the Doctoral Identity Professor David Proudfoot June 13, 2016

Information literacy produces a substantial foundation in regards to productive management within an organization, scholars furthering their education and analysts in diverse fields. According to Franklin (n.d.), an information literate person is defined as one who recognizes a need for information and, locates the information and evaluates and uses it effectively. According to Scott and O'Sullivan (2005), information literacy is a critical competency for lifelong, collaborative learning. Information literacy is not a skill that people possess naturally. Many are information illiterate because they have not yet learned to come to an understanding of...