"Information Literacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively.
| Descriptor ID |
D058980
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.143.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Information Literacy- Information Literacy
- Information Literacies
- Literacies, Information
- Literacy, Information
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Literacy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Information Literacy".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Financial and health literacy discrepancies with cognition in older adults. Neuropsychology. 2019 Oct; 33(7):975-985.
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Correlates of susceptibility to scams in older adults without dementia. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2014; 26(2):107-22.
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The impact of health and financial literacy on decision making in community-based older adults. Gerontology. 2012; 58(6):531-9.