Content tagged Information literacy

IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the...

Publication - 23 February 2021

Tags: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Media literacy, OHCHR, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the human...

News - 23 February 2021

Tags: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, Information literacy, Media literacy, OHCHR, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Every February, libraries around the world support and take part in the Safer Internet Day campaign - to raise awareness and organise learning opportunities to help young people navigate the...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Safer Internet Day

Every February, many countries celebrate and organise events dedicated to Safer Internet Day. A wide range of stakeholders – from parents and educators, to libraries, media professionals,...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet governance, Safer Internet Day

Libraries are well-positioned to deliver equitable media and information literacy learning opportunities for their communities. As part of a project curated by Tactical Tech and implemented...

News - 13 January 2021

Tags: Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Knowledge society, Lifelong learning, Media literacy

The capacity to understand and communicate health information is a major international health concern. Sponsored by the Health and Biosciences Section of International Federation of Library...

Publication - 16 December 2020

Tags: Access to health information, health information professionals, Information literacy, Publications, Health and Biosciences Libraries

IFLA was proud to take part in UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2020, which was hosted by the Republic of Korea on 24-31 October. Local Events In the lead up to...

News - 10 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information literacy, Information Literacy

Following the 2nd session of the open webinar series previously annouced, you can now have access to the video- and audiorecording and the presentations slides taken from the presentation made by...

News - 30 October 2020

Tags: 4IR, 4th Industrial Revolution, Automation, Big data, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Information literacy, Information society, Information technology, Knowledge management, Library and information profession, Library theory and research, Information Technology

This year's Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will be the first following its recognition as an official UNESCO event. Taking place online, it will focus both on the...

Event - 26 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital inclusion, GAPMIL, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, UNESCO

During Global Media & Information Literacy (MIL) Week, UNESCO and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) invite global stakeholders to come...

News - 1 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cooperation, Information literacy, Knowledge society

The joint webinar from the IFLA Information Literacy (IL) Section and Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section on “Using Universal Design for Learning to Enhance...

News - 1 September 2020

Tags: Information literacy

IFLA is excited to partner with UNESCO on Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2020! This year, Global Media & Information Literacy Week will be celebrated through interactive...

News - 27 August 2020

Tags: Capacity building, Digital humanities, Education, Information literacy, Literacy, Information Literacy

This week, as part of the ongoing EU Media Literacy project in which IFLA is a partner, several European libraries followed an online course on hosting dedicated events that can help their...

News - 26 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy

IFLA is working on a Media Literacy project within the framework of the EU 'Preparatory Action on Media Literacy for All'. The goal is to help deliver on libraries’ potential to be...

News - 28 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information literacy, Information society

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) invite you to attend a live and interactive information literacy...

News - 3 May 2020

Tags: Information literacy

UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an international webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of...

News - 21 April 2020

Tags: Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

One of the key parts of the response to COVID-19 has been the fight against the ‘infodemic’ – the volume of misleading information spreading around the world. With their...

News - 16 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, Information Literacy

With fighting misinformation around COVID-19 a key part of the overall response to the pandemic, libraries have the reputation and the skills to make an important contribution. IFLA has...

Publication - 16 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, Infographics, Information Literacy

The IFLA Information Literacy Section and the School Libraries Section invite interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the co-sponsored open session on...

News - 27 February 2020

Tags: Education, Information literacy

Dear colleagues, We are delighted that many of our section members will be able to join us for the 85th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Athens, Greece, and...

Informational Page - 4 August 2019

Tags: Best practices, Children, Digital inclusion, Digitisation, Electronic collections, Information literacy, Information technology, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

IFLA’s Standing Committee on Libraries for Children and Young Adults is seeking articles for our next newsletter about youth services librarianship and best practices from around the world...

News - 20 March 2019

Tags: Best practices, Children, E-learning, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, eLending, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Information policies, Young adults

We are proud to announce that our revised Guidelines for Library Services to Children aged 0-18 are now available. After a lengthy survey process, carried out by Dr....

News - 7 December 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Children, Conceptual models, Democracy, Development, Digital resources, Freedom of information, Guidelines, Information literacy, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Management, Reading, Research support, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The first UNESCO-IFAP conference on ‘Tangible and Intangible Impacts of Information and Communications in the Digital Age’ on 3-8 June 2018 brought together representatives of...

News - 13 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Russian Federation, UNESCO, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Global Media and Information Week 2018 will take place from 24 to 31 October 2018, and provides an opportunity to discuss – and celebrate – the importance of skills as both a response...

News - 29 May 2018

Tags: GAPMIL, Information literacy, Knowledge society, UNESCO, Information Literacy

​ As the leading UN institution working on education, science and culture, UNESCO is a key partner for libraries. IFLA already engages with the institution across a wide variety of issues...

News - 12 April 2018

Tags: Education, Information literacy, Preservation, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

The book retains its status as a symbol of the possibility to preserve and share knowledge, the foundation of our evolution and development. Libraries continue to focus on collecting and giving...

News - 11 April 2018

Tags: Azerbaijan, Information literacy, Literacy, Preservation, Asia and Oceania

Faced with growing concerns over fake news, the European Union launched a consultation on fake news, and how to fight it in November 2017. IFLA has responded, underlining that the only...

News - 2 February 2018

Tags: Access to knowledge, Europe, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

For libraries, the contribution of access to information to building stronger, fairer and better societies is obvious. They are a place whith no barriers to getting hold of the knowledge...

News - 28 September 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, AccessToInfoDay, DA2I, Development, Information literacy, Internet access, Libraries for development

At a time of concern about the future of the Internet, there has never been a greater need both for information literacy, and for librarians as information literacy specialists....

News - 20 September 2017

Tags: France, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), Information Literacy

Digital technologies have dramatically changed our lives. However, the physical access to these tools alone does not guarantee that virtually all people can take full advantage of the...

Publication - 27 August 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Digital technologies have dramatically transformed our lives. Yet even with physical access to these tools[1], it is not a given that all can take full advantage of the opportunities created to...

Publication - 22 August 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Libraries have been active in taking the IFLA infographic on How to Spot Fake News, and using it to promote media and information literacy. IFLA has produced a short report on initiatives to day...

Publication - 20 August 2017

Tags: Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), Newspapers, UNESCO, Toolkits, Information Literacy

UNESCO's GAPMIL initaitive offers a valuable potential means for libraries to connect around their work on information literacy, and underline their value to others. This IFLA briefing...

Publication - 11 August 2017

Tags: Information literacy, news media, UNESCO, Briefings, Information Literacy

Reinventing Legal Research Instruction: Librarians Teach Future Lawyers to Find the Law. This poster presents information about an innovative new curriculum developed and put into practice by...

Publication - 13 March 2017

Tags: Collaborative Learning, Information literacy, Instruction, Legal Research, Publications

Earlier this year, IFLA published a blog post about fake news and alternative facts along with the infographic How To Spot Fake News, as part of Wikipedia’s #1lib1ref (One Librarian...

News - 1 March 2017

Tags: fake news, Information literacy, MIL

With Wikipedia’s #1lib1ref (One Librarian, One Reference) campaign going on – the theme of last week being fake news – IFLA posted an How to Spot Fake News infographic on...

News - 1 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, fake news, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information literacy, post-truth

Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance. Discussions about fake news has led to a new...

Publication - 1 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, fake news, Information literacy, Information society, post-truth, Infographics

The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals SIG has partnered with the American Library Association to present a one-hour webinar “...

Event - 30 July 2016

Tags: IFLA CPDWL, Information literacy, Information Literacy, New Professionals, newlibgc, Webinar, Webinars, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

The Global Commission on Internet Governance has just released One Internet, a wide-ranging and pragmatic vision of how all actors can contribute to a sustainable and democratic internet....

News - 22 June 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Information policies, Internet access, Internet governance, Knowledge society, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Lubuto Library Partners (LLP) in Zambia employed digital technology to create engaging, accessible means of teaching children to read in their mother languages.  LubutoLiteracy lessons are an...

Informational Page - 10 June 2016

Tags: Access to information, Children, Education, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet access, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The changing trends in service delivery in public libraries have brought about the innovative ways of encouraging children and young adults to read. Different digital devices have been introduced...

Informational Page - 10 June 2016

Tags: Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Technology has become the key focus of our lives today. Indeed so many aspects of our behaviour are governed by the need to stay connected to the world through technology. Children and young...

Informational Page - 10 June 2016

Tags: Access to information, Children, Communications, digital library, Digital resources, E-learning, Information literacy, information seeking behaviour, Information technology, promoting library, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Take Part - Human Perspectives on Inclusive Publishing is a global conference on inclusive publishing and accessible reading, arranged by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media together with the...

Event - 18 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conference, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Publishing, Services to the visually impaired, Sweden, National Information and Library Policy

The Swedish Library Association will hold its annual library meeting [Biblioteksdagarna – Library Days] on 11-12 May 2016. The Library Days are arranged by the Library Association...

Event - 11 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Information literacy, Sweden

IFLA has co-signed a letter calling for universal, open, secure, and affordable broadband connectivity, with full protection of human rights. The letter to Finance Ministers, who are meeting today...

News - 13 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, broadband, connectivity, Democracy, Development, Digital divide, Information literacy, Information policies, Information technology, International cooperation, Internet access, Knowledge society, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The 8th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF2016) will be held on July 6-8, 2016 at the Shanghai Library. It is organized by the Shanghai Library (Institute of Scientific and Technical...

Event - 22 January 2016

Tags: Access to information, China, Information literacy, Meeting

Statement on Social media concentrates on children's and young adults safety, privacy and online behavior and it was approved on IFLA WLIC at Cape Town, 2015. The statement has a message for...

Publication - 29 October 2015

Tags: Access to information, Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

ECIL 2015 conference will be organized by the Institute of Information Studies of Tallinn University and held from 19-22 October 2015, at Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia. It is under the...

Event - 16 October 2015

Tags: Conference, ECIL2015, Estonia, Information literacy

ECIL 2015 conference will be organized by the Institute of Information Studies of Tallinn University and held from 19-22 October 2015, at Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia. It is under the...

News - 16 October 2015

Tags: ECIL2015, Estonia, Information literacy

The overall aim of Oslo Public Library MakerSpace is to bring new forms of knowledge production into the library, through creating space that is available for anyone who wants to come to the...

Informational Page - 16 June 2015

Tags: 3D printing, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Children, Communications, Cooperation, Development, Digitisation, Education, Information literacy, Library as place, MakerSpace, Networking, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The concept of health literacy overlaps the public health and education functions of the modern state.  An educated population, literate in the various forms in which knowledge is transmitted...

News - 20 January 2014

Tags: France, Information literacy, Health and Biosciences Libraries

The IFLA Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Recommendations and the Libraries Serving People with Print Disabilities (LPD) Manifesto were passed at the 37th UNESCO General Conference...

News - 9 December 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Disadvantaged persons, France, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Literacy, LPD, MIL, Services to the visually impaired, Information Literacy

At the recent meeting in Oslo the sectiion was generously hosted by Fagforbundet   A very productive meeting resulted in an updated action plan, and was followed by a whole day...

News - 29 April 2013

Tags: Information literacy, Information Literacy, school libraries, School Libraries

Seven papers that were presented at our LSN Satellite Program on "Libraries and The Homeless" presented in Tallinn, Estonia in August 2012 will be published in a special issue by Emerald...

News - 15 April 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Information literacy, Information professionals, Library as place, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Programme for the Information Literacy Day on 11th April The conference is in English The conference is free and open to all interested Registration Deadline is 22nd...

Event - 4 March 2013

Tags: Information literacy, Midterm Meeting, School Libraries

Ten years ago the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, aiming to bridge the global digital divide separating rich from poor countries by...

News - 25 February 2013

Tags: France, Information literacy, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)

The Regional Standing Committee of the Asia and Oceania Section (RSCAO) will have its mid-term-meeting in Taipei and conduct a Symposium on Regional Cooperation – Information Literacy during...

Event - 14 February 2013

Tags: China, Information literacy, Midterm Meeting, Asia and Oceania

Background Peru is a country that in recent years has been able to achieve economic stability in the region of South America. However there are still major differences in the level of...

News - 10 December 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Peru, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA School Libraries and Information Literacy Sections are seeking proposals for a joint programme to be held at the IFLA Conference in Singapore in August 2013. Theme: School...

News - 24 November 2012

Tags: Call for Papers, civil literacies, Conferences, Information literacy, School Libraries

News on our 2013 Satellite Meeting in Singapore Call for papers: Redefining and refining information literacy and reference services in the digital age   Dates: 15 and 16...

News - 9 November 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Singapore, Reference and Information Services

Series: IFLA Publications Series 157 Publisher: Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2012 Information literacy has been identified as a necessary skill for life, work and citizenship - as well as...

News - 13 September 2012

Tags: CPDWL, Information literacy, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

Information literacy is increasingly being recognised as a necessary skill for life, work and citizenship - as well as for academic study - for all of us living in today's information...

Publication - 7 September 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Satellite Meeting papers/presentations, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

The ALP small project on health information literacy in Bangladesh continues with the second phase of the project, a workshop for researchers, faculty and health students. The workshop was held...

News - 26 March 2012

Tags: Information literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

EMMILE Coordinator: Luisa Marquardt, marquardt@iol.it An international meeting on media and information literacy education in different contexts and sectors (including schools, libraries of...

News - 15 January 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Italy, School Libraries

Information literacy meets E-learning: Let's talk about interconnections and outcomes. Over the past ten years, there has been a growing awareness about the potential role of E-learning...

Informational Page - 8 December 2011

Tags: E-learning, Information literacy

8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions 18-20 August 2009 Bologna, Italy Programme...

Publication - 27 June 2010

Tags: Information literacy, Italy, Satellite Meeting papers/presentations, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

Here are the details on the registration and programme of IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite meeting: Information literacy: context, community, culture

Event - 30 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Information literacy, Sweden

Here is the Call for Papers for the Satellite Session of the IL Section http://www.ifla.org/en/calls-for-papers/2416. The Satellite Session will be held on Sunday evening 8 August at 19 o...

Event - 29 April 2010

Tags: Information literacy, Meeting

During a meeting in Paris last month the UNESCO General Conference endorsed the IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto, making it the latest in a number of joint IFLA/UNESCO documents that include...

News - 12 November 2009

Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Information literacy, Linguistic Diversity, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Infographics IFLA's infographics, How to spot fake news - Covid 19 Edition. This edition of the popular, IFLA How to spot fake news infographic focus on some of the issues...

Informational Page - 2 May 2009

Tags: Information literacy, Information Literacy

Conference website: http://www.iasl-online.org/events/conf/2009/ 38th Annual Conference incorporating the 13th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship Theme: School...

Event - 27 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Information literacy, Italy, Information Literacy