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Information Literacy & Life Long Learning: Concept and Importance Albert K. Boekhorst Universiteit van Amsterdam University of Pretoria Tallinn University

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Information Literacy&Life Long Learning:Concept and Importance

Albert K. BoekhorstUniversiteit van AmsterdamUniversity of PretoriaTallinn University

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To survive and develop …themselves people and

organisations need knowledge on:

Themselves Their physical

environment Their social

environment

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‘Survival of the Fittest’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 ...

After Charles Darwin

"...it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change...“

Therefore a need to be ‘Information Literate’

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Information explotion

CONSTANT CHANGE

Technologicaldevelopments

Scientific developments

Globalization

Information dependency

21st century…

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technology

life styles

educationaltheories

needs & requirements

workenvironments

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

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

(NIACE, 2003)

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Informatisation:Effects for people Exponential growth of information,

information media, information channels and information services

Growth of technology, tools and applications to retrieve, process and disseminate information

Changes in communication patterns and behaviour

24/7

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Information NeedsEnvironment

Social role Personal

characteristics

Informationneeds

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Degree of information needsuncertainty

importance

low high

low 1Low need ofinformation

2Moderate need of

information

high 3Moderate need of

information

4High need of information

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Information Space Observation: objects & processes Conversation: persons Consultation: recorded information

‘memory institutions’

Both real and virtual objectsprocesses

peoplerecordedinformation

real

virtual

EGO

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Information literacy Increasing complexity of

environment leads to need for more skills to select, retrieve and process information

External factors create backlog

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Information inequality

Participating majority Information elite

Excluded

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American Library Association (1989) 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

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2003 Prague Declaration "Towards an Information Literate

Society" and Information Society 2005 Alexandria Declaration

Beacons of the Information Society 2009? India

First World Conference on Information Literacy and Life Long Learning

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Aspects1. Recognition information need2. Translation information need into query3. Identification suitable information source4. Application knowledge of relevant ICT5. Selection, integration, dissemination of

found information. 6. Continuous evaluation

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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

E51 2 3 4 5

1 E1 = evaluation moment= knowledge product

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Iterating process

2. formulateinformation

query

3. knowledgeinformation

sources

4. knowledge of ICT applications

5. selectionintergration

dissemination

evaluation moment

1. recognizeinformation

need

1’. recognizeinformation

need

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SCONUL 7 pillars of information literacy

Recognise information need

Distinguish ways of addressing gap

Construct strategies for locating

Synthesise and createOrganise, apply and communicate

Compare and evaluate

Locate and access

Information Literacy

Basic Library Skills

&

IT Skills

http://www.sconul.ac.uk/

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Related termsInformation

competencies

User training

Library orientation

Information skills

Information fluency

Bibliographic instruction

User education

Information literacy

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Harris & Hodges (1995) Adult literacy Advanced literacy Basic literacy Biliteracy Community literacy Computer literacy Critical literacy Cultural literacy Emergent literacy Family literacy

Functional literacy Informational literacy Marginal literacy Media literacy Minimal literacy Restricted literacy Survival literacy Visual literacy Workplace literacy

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IL and Media Literacy Expert meeting UNESCO

Paris 16-18 June 2008

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3 concepts The ICT concept:

Information literacy refers to the competence to use ICT to retrieve and disseminate information.

The information (re)sources concept: Information literacy refers to the competence to

find and use information independently or with the aid of intermediaries.

The information process concept: Information literacy refers to the process of

recognizing information need, the retrieving, evaluating, use and dissemination of information to acquire or extend knowledge.

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Information Rich - Poorperson

rich

poor

environment

richpoor

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 In the socialisation process:

‘By doing’ Formal education Informal education

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Governments National governments have a specific

responsibility: They determine the form and content of

the educational system in which pupils are prepared for their future lives as responsible and participative citizens

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Becoming information literate Cannot be learned in a distinct

subject Integrated in any subject Coordination between ‘teachers’ &

‘librarians’

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Information Literacy ContinumCatts&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

curr

icul

um

time

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Aim From

Unconscious Incompetent Via

Conscious Incompetent To

Conscious Competent

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Stakeholders Management institute/school Teachers ‘Librarians’

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So far ‘Information literacy’ Is a container concept It’s a dynamic concept Being ‘Information Literate’ is a competence:

a critical Attitude about: What am I doing? What for am I doing this? With what am I doing this?

Knowledge about: the organization and quality of information resources

and -channels acquiring access to information

Skills: being able to use required skills and technology

Part of Life Long Learning

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