ClaudSkills / Science & Research / research-methods

Information Literacy

Quality score: 70/100  ·  Category: Science & Research  ·  Sub-category: research-methods
Skills for finding, evaluating, and using information effectively and ethically across print and digital sources. Covers the research process (question formulation, source identification, evaluation, synthesis, citation), digital literacy (search strategies, database navigation, Boolean operators), source evaluation frameworks (CRAAP, SIFT, lateral reading), media literacy (news literacy, algorithmic curation, filter bubbles), ethical use of information (plagiarism, citation, fair use, intellectual property), and reading across multiple sources to build knowledge. Use when conducting research, evaluating sources, navigating digital information environments, teaching research skills, or addressing plagiarism and citation.

What this skill does

Information Literacy is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when conducting research, evaluating sources, navigating digital information environments, teaching research skills, or addressing plagiarism and citation.

Who uses this skill

The Information Literacy skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/information-literacy/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\information-literacy\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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