In the first module, we made a list of the kinds of questions an incoming student might have. These
questions didn't necessarily have all that much to do with school--some of them represented the types
of questions that we all encounter in our everyday lives.
We live in an information society, and we will have ongoing information needs for our entire lives. The trick is to be able to answer our information needs as effectively as possible. We don't always need the fastest answer; sometimes we just need the best answer. And, it has come to pass that to get the best information and to get it effectively, we need specific information skills.
