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Information Literacy

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Information Literacy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Information Literacy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Information Literacy includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 1,763 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How Information Literacy fits the catalog

Information Literacy sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed, find it efficiently, evaluate it critically, and use it effectively and ethically. In a world where anyone can publish anything instantly, the bottleneck has shifted from information scarcity to information evaluation. The functionally literate reader of the 21st century must not only read well but search well, judge well, and synthesize well.

What this skill does

Information Literacy is a community-contributed Claude Code skill 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 Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Information Literacy Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/information-literacy/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Information Literacy skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Information Literacy skill?

Use Information Literacy when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Information Literacy" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Information Literacy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Information Literacy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Information Literacy [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/information-literacy/

BibTeX

@misc{information-literacy-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Information Literacy [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/information-literacy/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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