Information Literacy: A Subject for the 21st Century

I write this Editorial just after the first truly international Information Literacy (IL) conference: although its title is “European” Conference on Information Literacy (http://www.arber.com.tr/ecil2013.org/index.php/home), speakers from 59 countries travelled to Istanbul to speak, listen and learn. Meanwhile in the United States of America, October is IL Awareness month (an annual initiative supported by President Barack Obama). At the same time, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has been working with UNESCO to develop international recommendations for Media and Information Literacy. And for ordinary citizens in many parts of the world, googling for information is just part of everyday life.