Today, we have a vast amount of information available to us and our children from online sources. And access to this information can add to our lives in ways that inform, educate and entertain.

The downside to this seemingly endless availability of information is that it is often neither organized well nor curated. In other words, the information that can help enrich our lives and that of our children can be both a challenge to find and largely unchecked for quality and accuracy.

In response, information literacy skills are critical to knowing:

• how to search for and find the most relevant and appropriate information for you and your family,
• how to manage information, and
• how to evaluate it for its quality and usefulness.

These skills help us efficiently and effectively sift through, select, and thoughtfully use the ocean of information available on the Web.

The following are good resources for helping teach your children about information literacy:

• American Library Association
• National Forum on Information Literacy