Information Literacy Section
Strategic Plan
2007-2009
Mission
The primary purpose of the Information Literacy Section is to foster
international cooperation and to promote information literacy in all
types of libraries, as well as to lead the information world in
promoting information literacies as they relate to the three IFLA
Pillars: Society, Membership and the Profession.
Relating to the presidential theme: libraries on the agenda.
Information literacy section is quite new. Half of the section is
composed of new members (11 elected in 2007). Therefore the general
goals of the section are
- To learn to work together
- To share tasks
- To improve communication among members and with other
sections
- To go on with the different UNESCO projects but also on section
work (Conferences. Guidelines)
- To improve and disseminate information. The section should be an
important actor in gathering and sharing information about IL
(through members and corresponding members)
Goals, Priorities and
Actions
- Disseminate information about information literacy in different
types of libraries and geographical areas
- Advocate for information literacy in society and increase
partnership with other organizations or institutions and within
IFLA
- Create new resources and documents
Goal 1
- Disseminate information about information literacy in different
types of libraries and geographical areas
- Participate to the training of professionals in developing
countries through workshops and guidelines
- Increase the visibility of the IL section within and outside
IFLA
Actions
- Newsletter
- List serv
- Website
- Flyers
- Translation
- Working with other sections especially those in division VII
- Conferences. Quebec/Milan/
Goal 2
- Advocate for information literacy in society and increase
partnership with other organizations or institutionss
Actions
- Different partnerships with Unesco (and other partners as well)
Infolit global project
- Directory of Infolit resources
- State of the art
- Logo
- Following of Alexandria meeting : Attendance and participation of
members to regional meetings such as the Training the trainers
workshops
- Participation to an information literacy conference worldwide I
2009-2010 (project)
Goal 3
- Creating resources about IL
Actions
- Publishing on specific subjects (assessments? Best practice?
Tutorials? Bibliography? Guidelines and material for workshops)
- Translation of the Guidelines and different texts
- Launching or participating to researches on information Literacy
topic (with Library theory and research group)
