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INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS: A Must for Countries

INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS: A Must for Countries. IFLA Satellite Conference Library Statistics for the 21st. Century World UIS-IFLA-ISO Montreal, Canada, August 18-19, 2008 Jesus Lau, PhD / Ralph Catts jlau@uv.mx www.jesuslau.com

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INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS: A Must for Countries

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  1. INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS:A Must for Countries IFLA Satellite Conference Library Statistics for the 21st. Century World UIS-IFLA-ISO Montreal, Canada, August 18-19, 2008 Jesus Lau, PhD / Ralph Catts jlau@uv.mx www.jesuslau.com Director, USBI VER Library, and Coordinator, UV Virtual Library Universidad Veracruzana www.uv.mx/bvirtual / www.uv.mx/usbi_ver Boca del Río, Veracruz, MÉXICO

  2. Topics / Goals • Vital importance of information competencies • Urgent need of International IL indicators • Great opportunity to adapt/use international survey instruments • Use secondary indicators • Adapt current international surveys

  3. Defining Information Literacy • Users: Recognise their information needs • Locate and evaluate the quality of information • Store and retrieve information • Make effective and ethical use of information, and • Apply information to create and communicate knowledge

  4. 1 SOCIETY 2 WORK 4 EDUCATION 3 WELL-BEING IL Contexts

  5. 1. Generation • • Authors • • Inventors • • Researcher • Reporters 4. Use/Demand 2. Packing • • Researchers • • Academics • • Students • • Companies • Citizens • • Editors • • Databases / electronic media companies • • Information aggregators • News / Broadcasting 3. Distribution • Bookstores • Libraries • Information services Information / Knowledge Chain

  6. Information Literacy Standards

  7. Information Literacy Continuum (IFLA 2006) Level 0 - Kinder Garden EDUCATION SKILLS Definition and articulation of information need Level 1 - Elementary LEVELS Location and access of information Level 2 - Junior High Basic Assessment of information Level 3 - High School Medium Organization of information Level 4 - Post-secondary High Use of information Level 5 - Undergraduate Advanced Communication and ethical use of information Level 6 - Research

  8. INFORMATION LITERACY Definition and articulation of information need Location and access of information Assessment of information Organization of information Use of information Communication and ethical use of information Other information Skills Communication Skills Constellation ICT SKILLS - MEDIA LITERACY Digital technology Use Use of Communication Tools Use of Networks Sift media messages Analyze media messages Other ICT/ Media Skills LITERACY Reading Writing Numeracy Other Basic Skills ORAL COMMUNICATION Speaking Listening REASONING Thinking Skills

  9. Information Literacy and Equality • Language role impact • Cultural constraints • Political constraints • Economic constraints • IL developments are uneven around the world

  10. Sources of InformationLiteracy Indicators • Relevance of LAMP (UNESCO) • Potential of PISA items (OECD) • Potential of DHS survey (WHO) • Other…

  11. Pertinent Timely Accurate Frequency Cost Valid Reliable Consistency ‘Economy’ ‘Independence’ Transparency Comparability Some Principles of Indicator Development

  12. Information Literacy and Adult Competencies

  13. Information Literacy Indicators located within the LAMP Household Survey • Recognise information needs • Locate and evaluate the quality of information

  14. Information Literacy Indicators Located within the LAMP Household Survey c) Store and Retrieve information d) Make effective and ethical use of information

  15. Information Literacy Indicators Located within the LAMP Household Survey e) Apply Information to Create and Communicate Knowledge

  16. InfoLit IndicatorsPotentialInternational Surveys

  17. IL Indicators ExamplesPISA School Assessment and Demographic and Health (DHS Household Survey

  18. International Indicators for the Supply, Access and Reception of information, and of ICT Skills • The proposal is based on a three elements: • Supply • Reception • Information literacy skills

  19. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 1/6

  20. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 2/6

  21. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 3/6

  22. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 4/6

  23. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 5/6

  24. Potential IL Indicators EFA, MDGs, and WSIS 6/6

  25. UNESCO – IFLA IL Resources • Directory. IFLA International Directory of InfoLit Resources, funded by UNESCO, www.infolitglobal.info • Statistics. “Towards Information Literacy Indicators” a document prepared for UNESCO. www.unesco.org • Report. IFLA InfoLit World Report (Ongoing), funded by UNESCO • Logo. InfoLit International Logo, organized by IFLA with UNESCO funding, www.infolitglobal.info/logo • Book. Information Literacy: International Perspectives. Munich: IFLA / K.G. Saur, 2008 • Guidelines. IFLA International InfoLit Guidelines, 2006, http://www.ifla.org/VII/s42/pub/IL-Guidelines2006.pdf

  26. UNESCO – IFLAInternational Information Literacy Logowww.infolitglobal.info/logo

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  28. Conclusion • Indicators can help to monitor achievements in the international decade of literacy (UNESCO) • Governments need to monitor information use to invest more on information skills development • IL indicators can derived from secondary analysis of existing survey elements, such as LAMP • It would be more cost effective and efficient to use current surveys • Information usage statistics is at the core IL measurement tasks, besides identification of information supply and access for all people

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