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on the one hand, to be information literate today, one must be able to access electronic information; on the other, there is little point in being able to access electronic information unless one can use it critically and creatively.

David White makes the distinction between people who choose to integrate online activity into their working life to a high degree (digital residents), and people who choose to use technology for selective, short-term activities and then log off (digital visitors).

digital technologies can enhance three core areas of academic practice: accessing, searching and sifting information; communicating with others; and building peer-to-peer networks.