Research On The Goals,Contents & Teaching Models Of Information Retrieval Instruction Of Teacher's College

The 21st century is also called the Information Society. There are many changes having been taken place in everyday life. Digital has became the very important form of information and Internet has been the main means of transmission. One can master knowledge from accumulating information.The information society needs new type talents. Traditional literacy, which emphasizes on people's skills of reading, writing and calculating will not be sufficient for citizens. The information society intensifies the need for information literacy in higher education. Many academic libraries in college or university offer course-integrated instruction of information literacy program to fit the needs of educational reformation. An information literate citizen is a person who must be able to recognize when information is needed and has the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. How to prepare college students to be information literate is a crucial goal in today's higher education. The paper is not only reviews the educational information literacy models and applies information literacy conception to design the course of "Information Retrieval Teaching".