Information literacy is for life, not just for a good degree

Good to see Information literacy is for life, not just for a good degree by Dr Charles Inskip a lecturer at UCL's Department of Information Studies and a member of CILIP's Information Literacy Project Board. 

In addition to the information on the web page there is a  literature review which includes work by John Crawford and I. 

Charles would like to know:

• Have you been involved in teaching or researching workplace information literacy skills? 
• What do you think are the main challenges around this area?

Let him and the CILIP Information Literacy Project Board know your comments via the web page. 

About CILIP's Information Literacy Project Board

"The main objective of the Information Literacy Project is for CILIP to be seen as a key stakeholder and participant in information literacy across a range of domains. Digital inclusion continues as an important issue for the project but information literacy in the workplace is a new area which we have just started to explore. Charlie Inskip’s literature review is a first step towards understanding this interesting area and our exploration will continue with an information literacy in the workplace event towards the end of the year.

Information literacy and your work - a CILIP survey

Clearing up my desk and office floor and came across several articles about information literacy that I thought people would be interested about including the results of the CILIP Information Literacy survey (CILIP UPDATE April 2013 pp32-33).

I haven't got time to write in full about the survey and it's findings at the moment but I was pleased to see in the final article section 'So what is CILIP going to do next' that information literacy is to remain a priority and advocacy work will be carried out. 

"So what is CILIP going to do next?
Information literacy will remain a priority area for at least the next two years. We are working on policy statements to help support our advocacy work with key stakeholders, and we will continue to fight for a place at the table where information literacy matters are being discussed.
We will continue to make timely press statements and comment on the work and research of other organisations who have influence on policy makers and educators in the information literacy arena. We will also follow developments in other national frameworks to inform our own advocacy and look within the profession to improve our understanding of information literacy and its importance to professional work.
This is a huge task, and it would not be possible without the support of our colleagues on the Information Literacy Steering Group and the Information Literacy Group whose strong national and international presence continues to provide us with the expert knowledge of information literacy and its application across the various sectors."