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Information Literacy
Information Literacy
"Information literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning.
Information literacy empowers people in all walks of life
to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively
to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals.
It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes inclusion in all nations. "
-Alexandria Proclamation of 2005, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Beginning in the 1970s and continuing today, the Information Age,
also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age,
is defined as a time in human history when the ability to access information and knowledge easily
is the prominent influence in daily life.
Characteristics of the Information Age
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write,
but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
-Alvin Toffler, Futurist
School Librarians are Information Specialists.
School Librarians are Information Specialists.
In the Information Age, students have access to a world of information that is constantly changing.
What is a fact one day may be superseded by a new discovery the next.
As Information Specialists,
school librarians are the students' pathfinders to reliable, credible and verifiable
--and sometimes life-saving--
information.
What is a fact one day may be superseded by a new discovery the next.
As Information Specialists,
school librarians are the students' pathfinders to reliable, credible and verifiable
--and sometimes life-saving--
information.
Why are school librarians information specialists?
How do school librarians support student success?
What do school librarians do everyday that facilitates
student learning, unlearning and relearning?
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