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Library and its Users

Notes 12.5 Summary

• A seminal event in the development of the concept of information literacy was the
establishment of the American Library Association’s Presidential Committee on Information
Literacy, whose 1989 final report outlined the importance of the concept. The report defined
information literacy as the ability “to recognize when information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” and highlighted
information literacy as a skill essential for lifelong learning and the production of an informed
and prosperous citizenry.
• In “Information Literacy as a Liberal Art”, Jeremy J. Shapiro and Shelley K. Hughes advocated
a more holistic approach to information literacy education, one that encouraged not merely
the addition of information technology courses as an adjunct to existing curricula, but rather
a radically new conceptualization of “our entire educational curriculum in terms of
information”.

12.6 Keywords

Information Literacy : First appeared in print in a 1974 report by Paul G. Zurkowski.
Resource Literacy : Understand the form, format, location and access methods of information
resources about literacy.

12.7 Review Questions

1. What does the ALA states?
2. Define resource literacy.
3. What is emerging technology literacy?
4. What is the use information literacy strategy?
5. Explain the specific aspects of information literacy.
6. Write the tasks of the ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy.
7. Explain the educational schemata.
8. Explain the various conception of information literacy.
9. Elaborately discuss on Information literacy with its needs.
10. Discuss on National Forum on information literacy.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Jeremy Shapiro and Shelley Hughes 2. Paul G. Zurkowski 3. 1999
4. National Forum on Information Literacy, UNESCO 5. Barack Obama’s
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. True
9. False 10. True.

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