A principal goal of marketing educators is to prepare students to be successful in their future careers. The marketing education community is beginning to recognize the importance of information literacy as an important component of job readiness. We present details of a content analysis that describes the amount and scope of marketing coverage…

Among the proficiencies that marketing students should acquire, information literacy, the ability to gather and apply pertinent information to aid in decision making, is commonly overlooked. In this article, information literacy is explored along four complementary dimensions: instrumental, conceptual, reflective, and symbolic. Furthermore, the…