World Library and Information Congress, 72th. IFLA General Conference and Council

Seoul, Korea, August 20-24, 2006

Jesús Lau, Ph.D.jlau@uv.mx / www.jesuslau.com

Director, USBI-VER Library, and Coordinator, UV Virtual Library Universidad Veracruzana / DGB

Veracruz, México

High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong LearningBibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

UNESCO - IFLAUNESCO - IFLA

Information Literacy Section ContributionsInformation Literacy Section Contributions

MainContributions with UNESCO funding:

1. International Directory. International Information Literacy Resources Directory

2. World Report. International Information Literacy State-of-the Art Report

3. Book. A monograph that will include international information literacy experiences

4. International IL logo. A contest to select an international visual branding for information literacy

5. Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning

We request your collaboration: 1. International IL Directory

• Record your information resources in the directory

• More than 20 categories of resouces: courses, pedagogical tools, conferences, tutorials

• Give visibility to your work and share your experiences with your peers around the world

• www.uv.mx/usbi_ver/unesco

2. International IL State-of-the 2. International IL State-of-the Art ReportArt Report

• Write a report about the state of information literacy in your country

• Or, send us a bibliography of your national publications

• We will do the literature review and include it in the report

• www.uv-mx/usbi_ver/unesco

3. Book: International IL 3. Book: International IL experiencesexperiences

• Contribute with a chapter about your national or institutional experience

• Recommend a paper that covers well your country´s activities in Information Literacy

• Deadline is October 1, 2006

4. International IL Logo4. International IL Logo

• Promote the participation of librarians and graphic designers in your country

• Give us your national library association endorsement

• The Logo selection process will be ready for the Durban IFLA Conference

• Once the logo is ready, we would like you to use it

5. Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning

• Help us to translate the guidelines into your national language

• Download them from the IFLA website

• Use them

• You can adopt or adapt them

ConclusionsConclusions

• We will welcome your collaboration

• Become a member of the section

• We need representatives from the different regions of the world

• A big thanks for UNESCO funding!