In this post, Information Literacy Group Co-Chair Laura Woods shared some reflections on the half-way point of the 50th year or Information Literacy. As anyone who has been admiring our lovely 50 Years of IL logo at the top of this site will know, 2024 marks 50 years since the coining of the term “Information […]
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This year, the concept of Information Literacy turns 50! To mark the occasion, we would like to call for contributors to our “Information Literacy: 50 years in 50 words” campaign. We would like contributors to send us a 50 word summary about Information Literacy – from how they have been impacted by working within the
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In this post, Jane Secker reflects on Paul Zurkowski’s legacy in the world of Information literacy, and how we can look forward to the future. In 1974 Paul Zurkowski the president of the American Information Industry Association coined the term ‘information literacy’ in a report he wrote entitled ‘The Information Service Environment: Services and Priorities‘.
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