The document discusses information literacy (IL) and its importance. It states that to be information literate, one must be able to recognize when information is needed, locate and evaluate needed information, and use it effectively. It emphasizes that IL is key to lifelong learning and empowers people to seek, evaluate, use, and create information effectively. The document also discusses concepts related to IL such as the information paradigm, IL and lifelong learning as a continuum, and Web 2.0 technologies.
3. IL Declarations
To be Information Literate…
• must be able to recognize when information is
needed;
• have the ability to locate, evaluate and use
effectively the needed information;
• schools and colleges appreciate and integrate the
concept of IL into their learning programs and that
they play a leadership role in equipping individuals
and institutions
4. IL Declarations
• Ultimately, IL people are those who have learnt
how to learn because they know how…
- knowledge is organized;
- to find information;
- To use information…
…in such a way that others may learn from them!
5. IL Declarations
• Prepared for lifelong learning…
…they can always find the information they need for
any task or decision at hand…
6. IL Declarations
• Prepared for lifelong learning…
…they can always find the information they need for
any task or decision at hand…
7. IL Declarations
• Empowerment
• …an important prerequisite for fostering equitable
access to information and knowledge;
• …building inclusive knowledge societies.
9. IL Declarations
• Information competencies are a key factor in
lifelong learning;
• First step in achieving educational goals;
• Such competencies should take place throughout
citizen’s lives, especially during their educational
years;
• …where librarians, as a part of the learning
community and as experts in information
management, have or should assume the key role
of facilitating information literacy.
10. IL Declarations
• …with faculty integrated programs, librarians
should actively contribute to the student’s learning
processes;
• To enhance or develop the skills, knowledge and
values needed to become lifelong learners.
11. IL Declarations
• IL…at the core of lifelong learning;
• It empowers people in all walks of life to:
- Seek
- Evaluate
- Use and create information effectively;
• It is a basic human right in a digital world;
• Promotes social inclusion of all nations.
16. IL: Inter-related Concepts
The more information literate an
individual becomes, and the longer
the individual sustains good
information literacy learning and
practices those habits,
the greater the self-enlightenment
that will occur, especially if
practiced over an entire lifetime.
Information literacy is a set of skills
Lifelong learning is a good habit Lau, 2007
17. Importance of IL
• Find appropriate information for
personal and professional
problems;
• Handle the uncertain quality and
expanding quantity of
information;
• Plays a key role in understanding
what constitutes plagiarism;
18. cont…Importance of IL
• Is a pre-requisite for participative
citizenship, social
inclusion, personal, vocational, corporat
e and organizational empowerment and
LLL;
• Assume greater control over their own
learning;
• Applicable to all disciplines, learning
environments and Levels of education;
19. cont…Importance of IL
• Has a positive impact on
student’s performance and
success;
• Enables individuals to deal
rapidly with the changing
environment.
21. The Information Paradigm
Term Date Who
Michael Polanyi
AT&T
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Fritz Machlup
Alvin Toffler
Paul Zurkowski
Michael Earl
Karl Wiig
Peter Keen
O’Reilly & MediaLive Int.
22. The Information Paradigm
Term Date Who
Tacit Knowledge
Information Age
Knowledge Worker
Knowledge Society
Knowledge Economy
Information Overload
Information Literacy
Information Society
Knowledge Management
Hyrib
Web 2.0
58. References
Bruce, C. (2003). “Seven faces of information literacy: Towards inviting students into new
experiences”, viewed online on August 10, 2011, from
<http://crm.hct.ac.ae/events/archive/2003/speakers/bruce.pdf>.
Lau, J. (2007). “How to Create an Institutional Infolit Program”, Mexico.