Scientific work,

The FHNW Library uses the following definition as a guideline for its academic work programmes:

Information literacy is a set of skills and includes

• reflective exploration of information,
• the understanding of how information is created and evaluated,
• the organisation and use of information to create new knowledge and
• responsible participation in communities of learning/research.

_{Schweizer Standards der Informationskompetenz. (2011). Projekt „Informationskompetenz an Schweizer Hochschulen“. https://www.informationskompetenz.ch/de/standards-ch}

_{Gemeinsame Kommission Informationskompetenz von dbv und VDB, Schoenbeck, O., & Werr, N. (2021). Framework Informationskompetenz in der Hochschulbildung. o-bib. Das offene Bibliotheksjournal / Herausgeber VDB, 8(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5282/o-bib/5674}