Foster, Andrea L.. "Information Navigation 101". Chronicle of Higher Education (3/9/2007): http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i27/27a03801.htm

In Foster article on information literacy in college students she shows the reader that today’s generation of college students may be more accustom to the use of technology but when it comes to research they are lacking. Foster says that the “explosion of information” has made it harder for many to make decisions because of the massive increase in the amount of information readily available to many. The newly availability of information has caused a need for college libraries to offer courses and short seminars to teach students how to conduct research in the information age. Over time the definition of the information literacy as expanded but has come into its own in the information age. Due to the need to be information literate some colleges have required students to meet some sort of competency requirements such as a test or a class with a set grade minimum.
Many of the readings that have been assigned for this class have stated that many complain that students take advantage of search engines such as Google too much for research. In my major most professors will not let you use a website as a source; I believe that this problem is often over stated because in many fields the most current information is available on Google. I agree that some sort of information literacy requirement should be required but it should be in the field that is selected by the student. For example some one who is majoring in guitar performance should not be tested on how to get the financial statements of Barclays bank and a business major does not need to know how to play a chord in E flat.