Reflections on Information Literacy in the ChatGPT Era

Authors

  • Joel Blechinger Mount Royal University Library

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder78

Keywords:

information literacy, generative artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, RADAR, SIFT

Abstract

This article is a reflection on information literacy evaluation heuristics, their use in the post-secondary information literacy instructional context, and the challenges posed to them by large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Mike Caulfield’s SIFT and Jane Mandalios’ RADAR are analyzed as examples of heuristics that run into problems when used to critically assess large language models and their generated textual output. The author concludes by sharing thoughts on how he thinks information literacy instruction may be forced to change by generative artificial intelligence in the future.

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Published

2023-09-08

How to Cite

Blechinger, J. (2023). Reflections on Information Literacy in the ChatGPT Era. Pathfinder: A Canadian Journal for Information Science Students and Early Career Professionals, 4(1), 163–172. https://doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder78

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): Regular Issue

Section

Reflections

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