Abstract
Access to information is important for economic development and community-based solutions to global challenges. However, access to information alone is not sufficient: people need to know how to find, evaluate, manage, analyze, and compile information and communicate the results effectively for the intended audience. This paper presents a global overview of information literacy policy. The paper discusses the meaning of information literacy and its relation to information policy. The paper proposes a role of information literacy in addressing global challenges. It gives national examples of information literacy policy. Finally, the paper identifies challenges in information literacy policy and discusses ways to address them.
Keywords
information literacy, information policy, global challenges
Date of this Version
1-21-2015
Recommended Citation
Weiner, Sharon A., "Keynote Address: The State of Information Literacy Policy: A Global Priority" (2015). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 97.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/97
Comments
This is the publisher PDF version of, Weiner, S. (2014). The State of Information Literacy Policy: A Global Priority. Agricultural Information Worldwide, 6. 5-10. This article is available at http://journals.sfu.ca/iaald/index.php/aginfo/article/view/645.