Chapter 1	Writing, Information Competency, and Critical Thinking in the Age of Information Navigation Model of Information Competency	1
2	Exigency: Need to Know and Communicate	8
3	Define the research topic	10
4	Determine the information requirements needed	13
5	Locate and retrieve relevant information	16
6	Evaluate information	28
7	Organize and synthesize information	29
8	Communicating Results of Research	31
9	Writing Stages	33
10	Technological tools to facilitate writing	44
11	Using Research in Writing: Using MLA Style	46
12	Judge the product and the process	54
	Works Cited	55

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