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Information Literacy & Life Long Learning: C oncept and Importance <ul><li>Albert K. Boekhorst </li></ul><ul><li>Universiteit van Amsterdam </li></ul><ul><li>University of Pretoria </li></ul><ul><li>Tallinn University </li></ul>

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To survive and develop … <ul><li>themselves people and organisations need knowledge on: </li></ul><ul><li>Themselves </li></ul><ul><li>Their physical environment </li></ul><ul><li>Their social environment </li></ul>

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‘ Survival of the Fittest’ <ul><li>Those who are better than others capable to satisfy their information needs in an effective and efficient way, are more capable to survive and develop themselves than … those with less advantageous traits ... </li></ul><ul><li>After Charles Darwin </li></ul><ul><li>&quot;...it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change ...“ </li></ul><ul><li>Therefore a need to be ‘Information Literate’ </li></ul>

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21st century… Information explotion CONSTANT CHANGE Technological developments Scientific developments Globalization Information dependency

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technology life styles educational theories needs & requirements work environments job descriptions definition of literacy information CHANGE

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Need for updating the existing knowledge Need for new skills Need for life long learning

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Lifelong learning <ul><li>All learning activities undertaken throughout life on an ongoing basis in a variety of formal and informal settings, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, understanding and competence, within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective </li></ul><ul><li>( NIACE , 2003) </li></ul>

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Informatisation: Effects for people <ul><li>Exponential growth of information, information media, information channels and information services </li></ul><ul><li>Growth of technology, tools and applications to retrieve, process and disseminate information </li></ul><ul><li>Changes in communication patterns and behaviour </li></ul><ul><li>24/7 </li></ul>

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Information Needs Environment Social role Personal characteristics Information needs

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Degree of information needs 4 High need of information 3 Moderate need of information high 2 Moderate need of information 1 Low need of information low high low importance uncertainty

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Information Space <ul><li>Observation: objects & processes </li></ul><ul><li>Conversation: persons </li></ul><ul><li>Consultation: recorded information </li></ul><ul><li>‘ memory institutions’ </li></ul><ul><li>Both real and virtual </li></ul>objects processes people recorded information real virtual EGO

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Information literacy <ul><li>Increasing complexity of environment leads to need for more skills to select, retrieve and process information </li></ul><ul><li>External factors create backlog </li></ul>

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Information inequality Participating majority Information elite Excluded

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American Library Association (1989) <ul><li>Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information </li></ul>

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<ul><li>2003 Prague Declaration </li></ul><ul><ul><li>&quot;Towards an Information Literate Society&quot; and Information Society </li></ul></ul><ul><li>2005 Alexandria Declaration </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Beacons of the Information Society </li></ul></ul><ul><li>2009? India </li></ul><ul><ul><li>First World Conference on Information Literacy and Life Long Learning </li></ul></ul>

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Aspects <ul><li>Recognition information need </li></ul><ul><li>Translation information need into query </li></ul><ul><li>Identification suitable information source </li></ul><ul><li>Application knowledge of relevant ICT </li></ul><ul><li>Selection, integration, dissemination of found information. </li></ul><ul><li>Continuous evaluation </li></ul>

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recognize information need formulate information query knowledge information sources knowledge of ICT appliations selection intergration dissemination K K’ E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 1 2 3 4 5 1 E1 = evaluation moment = knowledge product

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Iterating process 2. formulate information query 3. knowledge information sources 4. knowledge of ICT applications 5. selection intergration dissemination evaluation moment 1. recognize information need 1’. recognize information need

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SCONUL 7 pillars of information literacy http://www.sconul.ac.uk/ Recognise information need Distinguish ways of addressing gap Construct strategies for locating Synthesise and create Organise, apply and communicate Compare and evaluate Locate and access Information Literacy Basic Library Skills & IT Skills

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Related terms Information competencies User training Library orientation Information skills Information fluency Bibliographic instruction User education Information literacy

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Harris & Hodges (1995) <ul><li>Adult literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Advanced literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Basic literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Biliteracy </li></ul><ul><li>Community literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Computer literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Critical literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Cultural literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Emergent literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Family literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Functional literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Informational literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Marginal literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Media literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Minimal literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Restricted literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Survival literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Visual literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Workplace literacy </li></ul>

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<ul><li>IL and Media Literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Expert meeting UNESCO </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Paris 16-18 June 2008 </li></ul></ul>

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3 concepts <ul><li>The ICT concept: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Information literacy refers to the competence to use ICT to retrieve and disseminate information. </li></ul></ul><ul><li>The information (re)sources concept: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Information literacy refers to the competence to find and use information independently or with the aid of intermediaries. </li></ul></ul><ul><li>The information process concept: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Information literacy refers to the process of recognizing information need, the retrieving, evaluating, use and dissemination of information to acquire or extend knowledge. </li></ul></ul>

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Information Rich - Poor person rich poor environment rich poor A = Information Rich person in Information Rich environment A C = Information Rich person in Information Poor environment C D = Information Poor person in Information Rich environment D B = Information Poor person in Information Poor environment B C’ A ’

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How: by learning <ul><li>In the socialisation process: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>‘ By doing’ </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Formal education </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Informal education </li></ul></ul>

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Governments <ul><li>National governments have a specific responsibility: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>They determine the form and content of the educational system in which pupils are prepared for their future lives as responsible and participative citizens </li></ul></ul>

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Becoming information literate <ul><li>Cannot be learned in a distinct subject </li></ul><ul><li>Integrated in any subject </li></ul><ul><li>Coordination between ‘teachers’ & ‘librarians’ </li></ul>

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Information Literacy Continum Catts&Lau 2008

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Catts&Lau 2008

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Learning Line & Moments Educational level A Educational level B Educational level C Life Long Learning curriculum time

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Aim <ul><li>From </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Unconscious Incompetent </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Via </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Conscious Incompetent </li></ul></ul><ul><li>To </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Conscious Competent </li></ul></ul>

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Stakeholders <ul><li>Management institute/school </li></ul><ul><li>Teachers </li></ul><ul><li>‘ Librarians’ </li></ul>

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So far ‘ Information literacy’ <ul><li>Is a container concept </li></ul><ul><li>It’s a dynamic concept </li></ul><ul><li>Being ‘Information Literate’ is a competence : </li></ul><ul><ul><li>a critical Attitude about: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>What am I doing? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>What for am I doing this? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>With what am I doing this? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Knowledge about: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>the organization and quality of information resources and -channels </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>acquiring access to information </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Skills : being able to use required skills and technology </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Part of Life Long Learning </li></ul>

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IFLA Information Literacy Section <ul><li>http://www.ifla.org/VII/s42/index.htm </li></ul><ul><li>InfoLit: IFLA Information Literacy Section Discussion List </li></ul><ul><li>Infolitglobal http://www.infolitglobal.info/ </li></ul><ul><li>IL logo http://www.infolitglobal.info/logo/ </li></ul>

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